CiNii 図書 - Defining women : social institutions and gender divisions

This is an introductory textbook written by the Open University to support their new "Issues in Women's Studies" course and for others requiring an introduction to the role women play in society today. The text provides an analysis of the social, economic and political position of women in contemporary societies. Making use of key concepts the authors consider the changing position of women in the labour market, (including a comprehensive study of both waged and unwaged work), within families, in relation to motherhood, the welfare state and the law. The book brings a comparative perspective to bear on areas of specific concern such as the public/private distinction, the relations between equality and difference and between dependence and independence, the notion of caring inside and outside the family, and citizenship and power. The book further provides a chronological examination of the interrelationships between changes in socio-economic conditions, the development of feminist perspectives and the political practice of the women's movement.

Section I: Defining women's place Section II: Dimensions of difference Section III: On Work Section IV: Daughters, wives and mothers Section V: Redefining Women: feminist challenges.

巻冊次: : pbk ISBN 9780745609805

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Defining Women is a major in-depth analysis of the social, economic and political position of women in contemporary societies. It explores the ways in which social institutions, practices and discourse define women and their position in present-day societies. The book examines the essential debates about the social construction of gender divisions in and by the key institutions of the labour market and the state. Focussing on notions of power, dependence and equality, it addresses questions of the differences between women and men, and between women themselves, in the economy and civil society. Women's political struggles to challenge their subordinate position are also assessed. The recognition of the diverse interests of women currently poses a real challenge to the central project of feminism, but Defining Women confidently argues for it's future. This book will be widely used as a text book in feminism and women's studies and will have a broad interdisciplinary appeal.

Preface. Part I: Defining Women:. Introduction: Women as 'Other'. 1. Defining Public and Private Issues. Part II: Diversity and Difference:. Introduction: Recognizing Difference. 2. Personal Experience, Families and Households. 3. Class, Race and Gender. Part III: On Work:. 4.Defining Work. 5. Gender and Wage Labour. Part IV:Women and Politics. 6. Women and Citizenship. 7. Women's Struggles: Unity and Diversity. References. Source List of Articles. Acknowledgements. Index.

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