Gender Equity
An Integrated Theory of Stability and Change
1st Edition
Published on 5. February 1990
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-8039-3401-6 (ISBN)
Description
A number of theories have been developed to explain gender inequality but they have focused either on the micro-level of individual interaction or on the macro-level looking at societal and institutional factors. In this bold and ambitious book Chafetz attempts to integrate these various theories into an holistic one which accounts for stability and change in inequality of gender systems at all levels of analysis.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
469 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-3401-6 (9780803934016)
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Content
Introduction
PART ONE: GENDER SYSTEM STABILITY
The Coercive Bases of Gender Inequality
The Voluntaristic Bases of Gender System Inequality
An Integrated Theory of Stability in Systems of Gender Stratification
PART TWO: GENDER SYSTEM CHANGE
Decreasing Gender Inequality
Central Targets
Unintentional Change Processes
Toward Gender Equality
Intentional Change Processes
Toward Gender Equality
An Integrated Theory
The Limits of Change
Reaction and Apathy
Epilogue
The Issue of Elites
PART ONE: GENDER SYSTEM STABILITY
The Coercive Bases of Gender Inequality
The Voluntaristic Bases of Gender System Inequality
An Integrated Theory of Stability in Systems of Gender Stratification
PART TWO: GENDER SYSTEM CHANGE
Decreasing Gender Inequality
Central Targets
Unintentional Change Processes
Toward Gender Equality
Intentional Change Processes
Toward Gender Equality
An Integrated Theory
The Limits of Change
Reaction and Apathy
Epilogue
The Issue of Elites