Women, Power and Resistance
Subtitle: An Introduction to Women's Studies
Contributors: Tess Cosslett (Editor); Alison Easton (Editor); Penny Summerfield (Editor)
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: November 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780335193905
Subjects: Cultural studies; Feminism; Feminism & Feminist Theory; Sociology; Gender identity; Sex role; Social conditions; Women; Women in popular culture
First sentence: So here you are with this book in your hand, starting a Women's Studies course or simply intent on discovering what Women's Studies is about.
Description: Women, Power and Resistance is an accessible introductory book on Women's Studies. It is divided into interdisciplinary sections covering key aspects and major debates, centering on four main areas: the social organization of gender relations, the cultural representation of women, gender and social identity, and women and political change.

These sections are linked by the concepts of women, power and resistance: each section investigates how women have been defined by dominant social structures, and how they have resisted such definitions, both within and outside those structures. In the process, a range of different feminist perspectives and methodologies are explored. Theory is introduced through the in-depth study of specific topics and themes.

Each chapter is written in a clear and accessible style, and is followed by questions to promote further discussion and an explanatory further reading section, making the book ideal as a course textbook, or as an introduction to anyone who wishes to know more about Women's Studies and feminism.