Gender Studies

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783843374507Author Angie FeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic PublishingWeight(grams) 517g

Covering India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal, Rethinking New Womanhood effectively introduces a 'new' wave of gender research from South Asia that resonates with feminist debates around the world. The volume conceptualises 'new womanhood' as a complex,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781792404061Author Orsolya KolozsvariFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.

Gender and development theory and analysis is replete with implicit assumptions that women's entry into the world of paid work will positively affect their status both in the household and in the public sphere. Until recently the debate on global...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789966082923Author Mallion K OnyambuFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Nsemia Inc.Publisher Nsemia Inc.Weight(grams) 413g

This book explores the organization and divisions of labour of domestic and care work in modern France and in so doing, reveals some of the drivers of and obstacles to change in the relationship between gender, the family, and the French state. The book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786208184780Author Ines ZouariFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 118g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917613842Author Lmhc Nbcc Kelly MaFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Mikel KellyPublisher Mikel KellyWeight(grams) 249g

This book explores the everyday lives of gay men in Hainan, an island province of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Taking an ethnographic and phenomenological approach, it asks how these men constructed and experienced ways of 'sexual being' - as...

This text aims to discover the shared lived experiences of white American female converts to Islam in post- 9/11 America. It explores the increasingly hostile social climate faced by Muslim Americans, as well as the spiritual, social, physical, and...

This book gathers reflections from 15 US based feminist social scientists about gender - as orienting framework, as one aspect of an intersectional approach, as a feature of intellectual identity, and as a problematic construct. Gender as an analytic,...

The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical...

Arguing that Antarctica is the most mediated place on earth and thus an ideal location for testing the limits of bio-political management of population and place, this book remaps national and postcolonial methods and offers a new look on a 'forgotten'...

This book explores how contemporary men understand love in the realm of family life and how they integrate it into their identity. Drawing from Ian Burkitt's aesthetic theory of emotions, Macht presents rich data from qualitative interviews and...

This book provides a fresh and contemporary take on the study of men and masculinity. It highlights new and exciting approaches to sexuality, desire, men and masculinity in East Asian contexts, focusing on the interconnections between them. In doing so,...

This book adds significantly to the discourse surrounding the progress made in empowering women in Africa over the last decade, providing strong research evidence on diverse and timely gender issues in varied African countries. Topics covered include...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837915392Author Binh Van ThanhFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Andrews UK LimitedPublisher Andrews UK LimitedWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

This book examines whether we are witnessing the resilience, persistence and adaptation of masculinist discourses and practices at both domestic and international levels in the contemporary global context. Beginning with an innovative conceptualisation...

Masculinities in a Global Era extends the conversation of masculinity studies by analyzing global masculinities from a psychological perspective. Canvassing a broad array of psychological aspects such as the construction of identity, the negotiation of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639345186Author Befikadu Esayas AmphuneFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 222g

Across the globe, violence prevention initiatives focused on men and boys are proliferating rapidly. Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention highlights effective and innovative strategies for the primary prevention of domestic violence, sexual...

This book presents knowledge from Indigenous women who enact decolonization and wellbeing through physical activity. In sport, physical activity, and health disciplines, there is a significant need for Indigenous women's theoretical and methodological...

This book interrogates why feminist memories matter. Feminist Afterlives explores how the images, ideas and feelings of past liberation struggles become freshly available and transmissible. In doing so, Red Chidgey examines how popular feminist memories...

This short textbook provides an introduction to queer theory, exploring its key genealogies and terms as well as its application across various academic disciplines and to contemporary life more generally. The authors engage with a wide range of...

How is gender signified, produced and reproduced through paid and unpaid labour? In what ways does gender intersect with other kinds of disadvantage? How does power work through interactions, emotions and bodies? In this original synthesis of social...

This collection brings together leading scholars to explore the 'doing' and 'making' of identities. Drawing on the highly innovative ESRC Identities and Social Action Programme, the chapters take core social actions - such as performing, excluding,...

This book provides an overview of women's opportunities for schooling, their social activities, and the social biases they faced in rural communities in Greece, Italy and parts of the Balkans during the 19th and early 20th century. It examines such...

Provides a collection of essays which each examine a different sociological aspect of women and the environment in which they live. The essays include an examination of gender roles in China and the Women's Movement and the state in Brazil.Book...

This book presents a sociological perspective on (non-)sexual intimate relationships in contemporary Japan. The phenomenon of sexlessness in intimate relationships has gained increasing attention in popular culture. However, few scholarly investigations...

This book presents an in-depth account of nine Black British women's experiences of violence and abuse. Through in depth interviews and analysis the author reveals their feelings of being silenced as children, women, Black women and as victims/survivors...

New Edition Now Available!Gender, Marriage, and Families is a unique textbook that can be used as a supplemental reader and workbook in various different courses, such as gender, marriage and families, introduction to sociology, social problems, culture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786200494986Author Kousik Das MalakarFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Justfiction EditionPublisher Justfiction EditionWeight(grams) 152g

This book discusses men’s friendships in relation to queer, discursive, and intersectional feminist theories. It analyses stories of intimacy, touch, hugs, and conversations, connecting these with current discussions within feminism and critical...

This book explores the concept of homonormativity and examines how the politics of homonormativity has shaped the lives and practices of gay men living primarily in the UK. The book adopts a case study approach in order to examine how homonormativity is...

This volume examines major issues facing successful women in academic science. In doing so, Sue Rosser outlines the persisting and shifting perspectives of women who have achieved seniority and remained in academia during the last fifteen years through...

This book utilizes personal narratives and survey data from over 500 respondents to explore the diversity of experiences across Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT communities within the United States. Additionally, the authors document and celebrate many of...

A series of fascinating chapters analyze cookery books through the ages. From the convenience-food cookbooks of the 1950s, to the 1980s rise in 'white trash' cookbooks, and the surprise success of the Two Fat Ladies books from the 1990s, leading author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639025545Author Allyson FriesenFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams)...

This book contributes an analysis of UK-based non-governmental organisations engaged in transnational lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) activism, within a broader recognition of the complexities that British colonial legacies perpetuate in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788799821099Author Ana Maria MunarFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Ana Maria MunarPublisher Ana Maria MunarWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...