Like it or not, all of us who live in modern society are organization men and women. The author shows how pervasive these patterns of relationship are in our work lives and personal lives, and how deep they run into the very language of the organization and of ordinary life.
Like it or not, all of us who live in modern society are organization men and women. The author shows how pervasive these patterns of relationship are...
In a unique departure from the usual stereotypes, Susan Ostrander gained access to this elite community and interviewed the women in one U.S. region to study their roles, activities, and self-images. Among her conclusions, Ostrander shows that although these women are economically and socially powerful, they are for the most part, unliberated, being subservient to their husbands and to their duty to bear and raise children.
In the series "Women in the Political Economy," edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg.
In a unique departure from the usual stereotypes, Susan Ostrander gained access to this elite community and interviewed the women in one U.S. region t...
Analyzes the social organization of street hustling and the lives of the women involved in it. This book offers an alternative to sociological studies that view the 'women's movement' as directly linked to the increasing participation of women in property crime.
Analyzes the social organization of street hustling and the lives of the women involved in it. This book offers an alternative to sociological studies...
In this lively critical analysis, Diane Barthel reveals the previously overlooked and underestimated depth of cultural meaning behind contemporary American advertising. Focusing mainly on ads for beauty products directed at women, she demonstrates how stereotypical gender identities are emphasized and how advertising itself creates a gendered relationship with the consumer. She explores psychological, sociological, and cultural messages in advertising to show how "Putting on Appearances" is anything but a purely personal matter, and how the social realities in which we are forced to live...
In this lively critical analysis, Diane Barthel reveals the previously overlooked and underestimated depth of cultural meaning behind contemporary...
Since 1970, women have made widely publicized gains in several customarily male occupations. Many commentators have understood this apparent integration as an important step to sexual equality in the workplace. Barbara F. Reskin and Patricia A. Roos read a different lesson in the changing gender composition of occupations that were traditionally reserved for men. With persuasive evidence, Job Queues, Gender Queues offers a controversial interpretation of women's dramatic inroads into several male occupations based on case studies of "feminizing" male occupation.
The authors...
Since 1970, women have made widely publicized gains in several customarily male occupations. Many commentators have understood this apparent integ...
Talks about the experience of women of color African Americans, Latinas, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. This work discusses the social conditions that simultaneously oppress women of color and provide sites for opposition. It uncovers similar experiences in the classroom, workplace, family, prison, and other settings.
Talks about the experience of women of color African Americans, Latinas, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. This work discusses the social conditi...
This collection of essays written by Japanese and Korean women, leading social scientists and practitioners, illuminates the current political, economic and social status of women in Japan and Korea.
This collection of essays written by Japanese and Korean women, leading social scientists and practitioners, illuminates the current political, econom...
This collection of twenty-six original essays looks at contemporary feminist organizations, how they've survived, the effects of their work, the problems they face, the strategies they develop, and where the women's movement is headed. The contributors, leading feminist scholars from nine social science disciplines, examine a wide variety of local feminist organizations, past and preset, illuminating the struggles of feminist organizers and activists.
In the series Women in the Political Economy, edited by Ronnie J. Steinberg.
This collection of twenty-six original essays looks at contemporary feminist organizations, how they've survived, the effects of their work, the p...
