CiNii Books - Companion to women's and gender studies

A comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies, featuring original contributions from leading experts from around the world The Companion to Women's and Gender Studies is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars alike, exploring the central concepts, theories, themes, debates, and events in this dynamic field. Contributions from leading scholars and researchers cover a wide range of topics while providing diverse international, postcolonial, intersectional, and interdisciplinary insights. In-depth yet accessible chapters discuss the social construction and reproduction of gender and inequalities in various cultural, social-economic, and political contexts. Thematically-organized chapters explore the development of Women's and Gender Studies as an academic discipline, changes in the field, research directions, and significant scholarship in specific, interrelated disciplines such as science, health, psychology, and economics. Original essays offer fresh perspectives on the mechanisms by which gender intersects with other systems of power and privilege, the relation of androcentric approaches to science and gender bias in research, how feminist activists use media to challenge misrepresentations and inequalities, disparity between men and women in the labor market, how social movements continue to change Women's and Gender Studies, and more. Filling a significant gap in contemporary literature in the field, this volume: Features a broad interdisciplinary and international range of essays Engages with both individual and collective approaches to agency and resistance Addresses topics of intense current interest and debate such as transgender movements, gender-based violence, and gender discrimination policy Includes an overview of shifts in naming, theoretical approaches, and central topics in contemporary Women's and Gender Studies Companion to Women's and Gender Studies is an ideal text for instructors teaching courses in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies, or related disciplines such as psychology, history, education, political science, sociology, and cultural studies, as well as practitioners and policy makers working on issues related to gender and sexuality.

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Editors vii Notes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xvii Part I Introduction 1 1 The Changing Field of Women's and Gender Studies 3 Nancy A. Naples Part II Diversity of Academic Fields and Institutional Formations 23 2 Women's Studies 25 Clara Montague and Ashwini Tambe 3 Gender Studies 41 William J. Scarborough and Barbara J. Risman 4 Masculinities Studies 69 Melanie Lee 5 Trans Studies 93 Cristina Khan and Kolbe Franklin Part III Science, Health, and Psychology 111 6 Science, Technology, and Gender 113 Sara P. Diaz 7 Gender Bias in Research 139 Meg Upchurch 8 Reproductive Practices, Society, and the State 155 Anna Kuxhausen 9 Gender and Disability Studies 175 Linda M. Blum 10 Gender and Psychology 195 Thekla Morgenroth and Avelie Stuart Part IV Culture 213 11 Gender Ideology, Socialization, and Culture 215 Pamela Bettis, Paula Groves Price, Courtney P. Benjamin and Eun-Jeong Han 12 Gender and Religion 235 Caryn D. Riswold 13 Gender and Media 253 Audrey S. Gadzekpo and Marquita S. Smith 14 Women, Gender, and Popular Culture 271 Andrew J. Young and Dustin Kidd 15 Gender-Based Violence and Rape Culture 285 Brian N. Sweeney Part V Politics, Economics, and The Environment 303 16 Gender and Occupational Segregation 305 Yan Ling Anne Wong and Maria Charles 17 Gender Discrimination Policy 327 Donna Bobbitt-Zeher 18 Global Care Chains 347 Rosalba Todaro and Irma Arriagada 19 Gender and Environmental Studies 365 Mary Buchanan, Phoebe Godfrey and Emily Kaufman Part VI Social Movements 385 20 Gender and Collective Action 387 Jennifer E. Cossyleon and Kyle R. Woolley 21 Women's Movements 409 Almudena Cabezas Gonzalez and Marisa Revilla-Blanco 22 Right-Wing Women's Movements 427 Daniela Mansbach and Alisa Von Hagel 23 Men's Movements 447 Cliff Leek and Markus Gerke 24 Transgender Movements 463 Salvador Vidal-Ortiz Index 481

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