Women and men are more alike than we might think. In this accessible and enthusiastic introduction Mary Holmes explains how sociological approaches to gender can help us understand how and why everyday life is often so different for women and men, despite their similarities.
Women and men are more alike than we might think. In this accessible and enthusiastic introduction Mary Holmes explains how sociological approaches...
Why are we so insistent that women and men are different? This introduction to gender provides a fascinating, readable exploration of how society divides people into feminine women and masculine men. Gender and Everyday Life explores gender as a way of seeing women and men as not just biological organisms, but as people shaped by their everyday social world. Examining how gender has been understood and lived in the past; and how it is understood and done differently by different cultures and groups within cultures; Mary Holmes considers the strengths and limitations of different...
Why are we so insistent that women and men are different? This introduction to gender provides a fascinating, readable exploration of how society d...
Providing an overview and commentary on ways in which sociologists seek to understand the 'risk society', this book equips readers with the means to debate human consequences, and the critical resources to evaluate their significance.
Providing an overview and commentary on ways in which sociologists seek to understand the 'risk society', this book equips readers with the means to d...
