This reader offers students an overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over the last three decades of the 20th-century. The text is informed by an understanding of gender as both a structural social division and a set of everyday social practices. The readings cover both theoretical and empirical work representing a range of perspectives and each section includes selections which address the intersection of gender with differences of race, class and sexuality.
This reader offers students an overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over the last three decades of the 20th-c...
The first gender reader in UK to focus on sociological perspectives, this book offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over the last three decades. Edited by leading authorities, the readings cover both theoretical and empirical work representing a range of perspectives, and each section includes segments addressing the intersection of gender with differences of 'race', class and sexuality. Forty-eight readings are organised into six sections: * gender and knowledge * class, gender and the labour market * paid and...
The first gender reader in UK to focus on sociological perspectives, this book offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant...
