Gendered Lives
Subtitle: Gender Inequalities in Production and Reproduction
By: Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Professor of Empirical Sociology; University of Cambridge, UK, Shirley Dex, Emeritus Professor of Longitudinal Social Research in Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Institute of Education, University of London, UK, Anke C. Plagnol, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, UK
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Elgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781849806268
Subjects: Sex role; Sexism
Description: "This meticulous book examines how gender inequalities in contemporary societies are changing and how further changes towards greater gender equality might be achieved.

The focus of the book is on inequalities in production and reproductive activities, as played out over time and in specific contexts. It examines the different forms that gendered lives take in the household and the workplace, and explores how gender equalities may be promoted in a changing world. Gendered Lives offers many novel and sometimes unexpected findings that contribute to new understandings of not only the causes of gender inequalities but also the ongoing implications for economic well-being and societal integration.

This topical and interdisciplinary study by leading researchers in the field will appeal to course leaders, researchers and postgraduate students in sociology, economics, public policy, demography and human geography. Social scientists interested in gender equality, labour market behaviour and public policy will also find much to interest them in this fascinating book."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index.