Rural gender relations: issues and case studies
By: edited by Bettina B. Bock, Sally Shortall.
Contributors: Bock, Bettina B. 1960-; Shortall, S.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: CABI Publishing; CABI
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK; Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780851990309
Subjects: Rural women.; Rural men.; Man-woman relationships.; Women in rural development.; Sex role.; Rural development.
Description: "This new book brings together renowned international scholars to explore the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. It presents a comparative perspective on key research themes of rural gender relations, with each section beginning with a comprehensive overview. Five themes are addressed: developments in rural gender theory and research methodology; changes in farm households; patterns of rural migration; the impact of national and international policies; and the construction of gender identities as a result of rural changes. Contributors include scholars from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

This book will be of significant interest to advanced students and researchers of rural sociology, agrarian change, rural geography and gender studies."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gender and farming / Sally Shortall; title: Gender relations and livelihood strategies / Monica Gorman; title: Commodity production and farm women's work / Susan Machum; title: Farm women in Slovenia / Majda Cernic Istenic; title: The informalization of farm employment / Andrienetta Kritzinger; title: Women and sustainable agriculture / Sarah Tufts Rickson, Rou E. Rickson and David Burch; title: Gender at the border / Janet D. Momsen; title: Gender and rural migration / Bettina B. Bock; title: The gendered impact of drought / Margaret Alston; title: Rural idylls or boring places? / Marit S. Haugen and Mariann Villa; title: Rural immigrations and female employment / Apostolos G. Papadopoulos; title: Gender and rural politics / Sally Shortall; title: Gender and rural development budgets / Bettina B. Bock and P. Derkzen; title: Collective action among rural women in India / Jo-Anne Everingham; title: Cap regulations and farm household relations / Constantina Safilios-Rothschildt; title: Rurality and gender identity / Bettina B. Bock; title: Rural women and the environment / Carolyn Sachs; title: Economic status and gender roles / Sally Shortall; title: Rural health and well-being / Ruth Panelli; title: Gender, body and machinery / Berit Brandth; title: Queer countryside revisited / David Bell.