An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist PerspectivesThis second edition of the bestselling An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives confirms the centrality of feminist perspectives and research to the sociological enterprise and introduces students and the general reader to the wide range of feminist contributions to key areas of sociological concern. This completely revised edition includes material on new feminist theories and post-modern feminism, as well as incorporating the findings of recent empirical research. Written by two experienced teachers and examiners, it gives students of sociology and women's studies an accessible overview of the feminist contribution to all the key areas of sociological concern. |
Contents
Feminist critiques of malestream sociology and the way forward | 1 |
Chapter two Feminist theory and sociology | 13 |
Chapter three Women and stratification | 41 |
Chapter four Education | 67 |
Chapter five Women and the life course | 94 |
Chapter six The family and the household | 109 |
Chapter seven Women health and caring | 128 |
Chapter eight Womens work | 154 |
Chapter nine Women crime and deviance | 182 |
Chapter ten Women and politics | 211 |
Chapter eleven The production of feminist knowledges | 227 |
References | 243 |
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An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives Pamela Abbott,Claire Wallace No preview available - 1997 |
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