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Author: Hunter College. Women's and Gender Studies Collective
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780199843602
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines women as individuals, as family members, and as a force in the greater social fabric. It is multidisciplinary approach reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the field of women's and gender studies while providing depth of knowledge and experience.
Author: Hunter College. Women's Studies Collective
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This landmark text introduces readers to the field of women's studies by analyzing the contradictions between social and cultural "givens" and the realities that women face in society. Written collectively by nine authors from various disciplines, Women's Realities, Women's Choices, Third Edition, has been updated to incorporate the latest research and statistics in the field. Covering the most recent developments in politics, labor, family life, religion, and culture, the book also features extensive research on relevant social issues, such as the impact of the post-Soviet world on women's lives, the experience of homosexuality in family life, and the effects of economic globalization on women worldwide. This edition features a discussion of the cultural construction of women's bodies, the expectations of girlhood, new perspectives on women's partnering roles, and the serious health issues women face today. Boxes and pictures now contain more information on the current cultural scene, including material on popular culture and women in music. Examining women as individuals, as family members, and as a force in the greater social fabric, Women's Realities, Women's Choices remains the most timely, comprehensive, and compelling introduction to the field of women's studies.
Author: Joan Simalchik
Publisher:
Published: 2017-03-15
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780195430233
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new Canadian edition takes a critical look at social and cultural definitions of gender while incorporating thoughtful discussions of women's realities within Canadian cultural contexts. Covering the most recent developments in politics, labour, family life, religion, and culture, whileincorporating Canadian issues and perspectives throughout, this is a broad, nuanced, and in-depth treatment of women's and gender studies in Canada today.
Author: Hunter College. Women's Studies Collective
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 662
ISBN-13: 9780195032284
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →See "Lesbians" in the index.
Author: Evelyn Murphy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2006-10-10
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0743296397
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a book sure to explode into public debate, "Getting Even" reveals why the wage gap between men and women is not going away on its own.
Author: Elizabeth Adell Cook
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-08-22
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1000612384
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The 1992 American election saw more women running for office, at both local and national level, than ever before. The number of women elected increased by 50% in the House of Representatives and by a staggering 300% in the Senate. This book describes these key races, revealing the underlying tales of voter and institutional reactions to the women candidates and highlights the unprecedented levels of support garnered on their behalf.
Author: Rebecca Traister
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2016-10-11
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1476716579
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Today, only twenty percent of Americans are wed by age twenty-nine, compared to nearly sixty percent in 1960. The Population Reference Bureau calls it a 'dramatic reversal.' [This book presents a] portrait of contemporary American life and how we got here, through the lens of the single American woman, covering class, race, [and] sexual orientation, and filled with ... anecdotes from ... contemporary and historical figures"--
Author: Christie Brooks
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2008-10-24
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780595631001
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is about abortion, but more specifically, about abortions sought due to a poor prenatal diagnosis or due to serious maternal health complications. This book contains 46 personal stories, each one from a woman who decided to interrupt a much-wanted and oftentimes much-planned pregnancy. There is very little societal support for parents who make this decision, which leaves most parents to deal with their sadness and grief alone. The purpose of the book is to share our stories in the hopes of helping other parents who have undergone a similar loss to feel less alone, less isolated, and less stigmatized. We hope to give a voice to all who have suffered a similar loss and to show that there are situations in which abortion is the most moral option. Although the focus of the book is to provide support to those who will make or have made a similar decision, we don't cast judgment on those who choose abortion for other reasons or those who choose to carry a pregnancy to term despite a poor prenatal diagnosis. We support all parents in choosing the path that is best for them. We support ALL choices.
Author: Clara H. Greed
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-09-02
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1134895968
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Planning is currently a male profession, but an analysis of a century of town planning reveals this to be a new development; women have been central to the planning movement since it began. Women and Planning is the first comprehensive history and analysis of women and the planning movement, covering the philosophical, practical and policy dimensions of `planning for women'. Beyond the marginalization of women, modern, scientific planning hides a story of past links with eugenics, colonialism, artistic, utopian and religious movements and the occult. Central to the discussion is the questioning of how male planners have rewritten planning in their own image, projecting patriarchal assumptions in their creation of `urban realities'. Issues of class, sexuality, ethnicity and disability are raised by the fundamental question of `Who is being planned for?'
Author: Sheila Ruth
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 558
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Issues in Feminism brings together a rich and varied selection of classic and contemporary works from the humanities as well as the social sciences, distinguishing this introductory text/reader from more sociologically oriented texts. Professor Ruth integrates these diverse materials, including her own substantial commentaries, according to three powerful themes: women's images, women's realities, and women's choices"--Publisher's description.
