Handbook of gender and women's studies
By: edited by Kathy Davis, Mary Evans and Judith Lorber.
Contributors: Davis, Kathy, 1949-; Evans, Mary, 1946-; Lorber, Judith.
Publisher: Sage; SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calf
Language: eng
Number of pages: 494
Subjects: Women's studies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Gender identity; Sex role; Feminism
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Gender and women's studies
Description: Reviews the developments within gender and women's studies, including the study of masculinity, the feminist implications of postmodernism, the 'cultural turn', and globalization. This book offers critical analyses of women's and gender studies in work, the welfare state, family, education, religion, violence and war, and feminist global politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.