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  • Key Concepts in Gender Studies

    by Jane Pilcher, Imelda Whelehan ...
    Series series SAGE Key Concepts series
    The new edition of Key Concepts in Gender Studies is a lively and engaging introduction to this dynamic field.Thoroughly revised throughout, the second edition benefits from the addition of nine new concepts including Gender Social Movements, Intersectionality and Mainstreaming.Each of the entries:begins with a concise definitionoutlines the history of each term and the debates surrounding ... Read more

    $56.69 USD

  • Women in Contemporary Britain

    An Introduction

    by Jane Pilcher ...
    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 ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

  • Women of Their Time: Generation, Gender Issues and Feminism

    by Jane Pilcher ...
    Series series Cardiff Papers in Qualitative Research
    This book argues for the importance of age as a source of diversity and difference amongst women. It compares three generations of women’s accounts of a range of gender issues, including the domestic division of labour, equality, abortion and sexuality. It also compares their understandings of and orientations toward the feminist movement. Drawing on Karl Mannheim’s argument that an individual’s ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality

    Edited by Sarah-Jane Page, Katy Pilcher ...
    Series series Gendering the Study of Religion in the Social Sciences
    Taking the notion of embodiment as a starting point, this volume maps the interconnecting relationships between religion, gender and sexuality.The chapters highlight how the body – its location, the narratives that surround it, its movement and negotiations – is central to understanding these multifaceted relationships. The contributors recognise the ways in which gender and sexuality are crucial ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Gender and Qualitative Research (1996)

    Edited by Jane Pilcher, Amanda Coffey ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    This book gathers together an original collection of papers on gender and qualitative research. The contributors draw on a variety of research methods and research settings to demonstrate the value of a qualitative approach for studying gender related issues. Individual chapters include discussions on participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, focus groups and the analysis of documentary ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Thatcher's Children?

    Politics, Childhood And Society In The 1980s And 1990s

    by Dr Jane Pilcher, Jane Pilcher, Stephen Wagg ...
    That childhood is a social construction is understood both by social scientists and in society generally. The authors of this book examine the political issues surrounding childhood, including law making, social policy, government provisions and political activism.; This text examines current social and political issues involving childhood. It looks at the impact of the "New Right" who talk of ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Thatcher's Grandchildren?

    Politics and Childhood in the Twenty-First Century

    by Stephen Wagg, Jane Pilcher ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Thatcher's Grandchildren explores sociological and political issues about childhood that have that have become increasingly significant in the twenty first century within a political landscape framed by neo-liberalism. Issues addressed include child protection and abuse, the media, education and schooling, and poverty. ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • International Academic Staff

    The Roles of Languages, Cultures, and Personalities

    by Kendall Richards, Nick Pilcher, Gyung Sook Jane Lee ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book focuses on the experiences of international academic staff in higher education, particularly examining the influences of issues such as languages, cultures, and personalities. The qualitative approach taken by the authors provides vignettes of varied international contexts, which are then compared and analysed to highlight important considerations for practice in different settings. By ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

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  • Changing Family Values

    Difference, Diversity and the Decline of Male Order

    Edited by Gill Jagger, Caroline Wright ...
    Changing Family Values offers a comprehensive introduction to contemporary debates and new research surrounding the family. It explores how we define traditional family values and how these values are perceived as being underthreat in contemporary society. Ranging across politics, social policy, law and sociology, the contributors focus on the diverse realities of contemporary family life. Issues ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Sociology

    Feminist Perspectives

    by Pamela Abbott, Melissa Tyler, Claire Wallace ...
    This third edition of this best-selling book confirms the ongoing centrality of feminist perspectives and research to the sociological enterprise, and introduces students to the wide range of feminist contributions in key areas of sociological concern. Completely revised, this edition includes:new chapters on sexuality and the mediaadditional material on race and ethnicity, disability and the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Gender

    by Harriet Bradley ...
    Series series Key Concepts
    Gender issues continue to be a prominent concern of academics and policy-makers, and increasingly arise in various forms to be debated in the public sphere and popular media. But what exactly do we mean by gender? How can we best understand gender differences? How are current gender relations changing? What new paths are ‘femininity’ and ‘masculinity’ taking? What would it be like to live in a ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

  • Questioning Identity

    Gender, Class, Nation

    Edited by Kath Woodward ...
    Series series Understanding Social Change
    Our world is an increasingly unstable place, but current changes offer new opportunities as well as new challenges. This key volume provides an accessible exploration of identity as a contemporary concern in everyday life and as a key concept in social science. Drawing on work from a range of disciplines and focusing on the key social divisions of gender, class and nation, it shows how these ... Read more

    $55.99 USD