UID:
almafu_9958093322002883
Format:
1 online resource (202 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-67252-7
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0-203-26472-X
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0-203-06741-X
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1-280-33720-6
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1-134-67253-5
,
9786610337200
Content:
In this introductory text for A level students and undergraduates, Jane Pilcher covers the main issues debated about women in Britain today. Subjects covered include:* women and gender: sociological perspectives* education and training* women and paid work* household work and caring* love and sexuality* crime and punishment* politics and participation.Providing a clear sociological analysis of central debates and an introduction to the main theoretical arguments as well as including discussions of further areas of interest, such as women and the media,
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Women and gender: sociological perspectives; Learning for life: education and training; In a man's world? Women and paid work; A labour of love? Household work and caring; Love and sexuality: women and personal relationships; Body matters: technology and women's bodies; Scripting femininities: popular media culture; Gendered justice: crimes and punishments; Making a difference? Politics and participation; Bibliography; Index
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-18274-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-18273-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203067413
