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020 _a9781137321879 (paperback)
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130 0 _aIntroducing women's studies.
245 0 0 _aIntroducing gender and women's studies /
_cedited by Victoria Robinson and Diane Richardson.
250 _aFourth edition.
260 _aLondon:
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2015.
300 _axxvii, 347 pages :
_c24 cm
500 _aRevised edition of Introducing gender and women's studies, 2008.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 275-329) and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: -- SECTION I: THEORY AND POLITICS -- 1. Conceptualizing Gender; Diane Richardson -- 2. Feminist Theories; Sally Hines -- 3. Feminist Politics: From Activism to Representation; Nickie Charles -- 4. Masculinity Studies, Gender Relations and Feminism; Victoria Robinson -- 5. Gender Sensitive Method/ologies; Gayle Letherby -- SECTION II: BODIES -IDENTITIES -- 6. Gendered Bodies: Gendered Lives; Kath Woodward -- 7. Violence Against Women; Liz Kelly -- 8. Racing the Feminist Agenda: Exploring the Intersections Between Race, Ethnicity and Gender; Kate Reed -- 9. Sexuality; Priscilla Dunk-West and Heather Brook -- SECTION III: INSTITUTIONS -- 10. Families, Domesticity and Intimacy: Changing Relationships in Changing Times; Stevi Jackson -- 11. Postfeminist Educational Media Panics, Girl Power and the Problem/Promise of 'Successful Girls'; Jessica Ringrose and Debbie Epstein -- 12. Transformation and Persistence in the Gender Division of Work; Zoe Irving -- SECTION IV: CULTURES AND CONTEXT -- 13. Media and Popular Culture; Ruth Holliday -- 14. Gender and Environment: Feminist Thought, Politics and Practice; Dianne Rocheleau and Padini Nirmal.
520 _a"Written by a host of internationally renowned experts, this substantially revised new edition provides an important overview of gender and feminism today. The 4th edition combines classic and new work, looking at intersectionality, masculinity theory and the environment, whilst offering insightful comparisons of global examples. "--
650 0 _aWomen
_xSocial conditions.
650 0 _aWomen's studies.
650 0 _aFeminist theory.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
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650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
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700 1 _aRobinson, Victoria,
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700 1 _aRichardson, Diane,
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