ISBN:
9780789002334
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (723 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Women's Work : A Survey of Scholarship By and About Women
DDC:
305.4
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
While most women's studies texts function "topically" as "readings" for courses and general use, Women's Work: A Survey of Scholarship By and About Women takes a broad spectrum of women's disciplines--psychological, artistic, religious, and philosophical--and gives you a diverse, interdisciplinary view of this important and ever-expanding field of study in one accessible volume. You'll see that women are leading the world into the twenty-first century in such areas as education, business, health, and science. You'll also find your appreciation for the current developments in women's studies in
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction to Women's Studies and Feminist Theories; What is Women's Studies?; Feminism and Feminist Theory; Summary; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 2. Research for Women: Feminist Methods; What is Feminist Research?; Challenging Traditional Research; Feminist Perspectives on Methods; Conclusions; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 3. Women in Science: Rediscovering the Accomplishments of Women; Overview; The Underrepresentation of Women in Science
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Science as a Male DomainWomen in Science as an Example of Gender Inequity; History of Women in Science; Conclusions; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 4. The Biology of Women: The Process of Becoming and Being Female; Introduction; The Anatomy of Women; Menstruation; Sexual Differentiation; Reproduction; Summary; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 5. Women's Health: Identifying Women's Health Issues and Concerns; Women's Health Defined; Women and Societal Images; Nutrition; Smoking; Contraception; Summary; Key Terms; Discussion Questions
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Chapter 6. Psychology of Women: Theories of Sex Differences and Sex Role DevelopmentWhat is Psychology?; Sex Differences and Similarities; Gender Roles; Theories of Sex Differences and Sex Roles; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 7. Women and Sociology: How the Structure of Society Affects Women; Sociology Defined; Feminist Sociology; Social Movements and Social Change: The Women's Movement; Violence Against Women; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 8. Women and Anthropology: Including Women in the Evolution and Diversity of Human Society; What is Anthropology?
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Anthropology and Women's StudiesAnthropology and the Evolutionary Viewpoint; Biological Anthropology and Women; Anthropologists Study Women of the Past Through Archaeology; Social Anthropology Looks at Women in Simple Social Systems; Foraging Societies; Women in Small-Scale Farming Societies; The Effect of Colonialism on Women's Position in Societies; A Look at Global Development as It Affects Women's Lives; Conclusions; key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 9. The Geography of Women: The Influence of Capitalism and Gender on the Spatial Organization of Society; Introduction
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Gender, Patriarchy, and GeographyCity Spaces and Gendered Work Roles; The Geography of Capitalist Change; A Nonsexist City; Postmodern and Postcolonial Geography of Women; Summary and Conclusion; Key Terms; Discussion Questions; Chapter 10. Women in Business: The Experiences of Women in the U.S. Workforce; Introduction; Government Recognition of Women's Rights in the Workplace; The Socialization Process and Sex Stereotyping; Gender-Based Discrimination; Women in Management; Woman-to-Woman Mentoring; Women as Entrepreneurs; Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; Summary; Key Terms
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Description based upon print version of record
