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  • The Concept and Measurement of Violence Against Women and Men

    by Sylvia Walby, Jude Towers, Susan Balderston, Consuelo Corradi, Brian Francis, Markku Heiskanen, Karin Helweg-Larsen, Lut Mergaert, Phillipa Olive, Emma Palmer, Heidi Stöckl, Sofia Strid ...
    Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence.The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? Could improved measurement change policy?The book is a guide to how the measurement of violence can be best achieved. It shows how to make femicide, rape, domestic violence, and ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Patriarchy at Work

    Patriarchal and Capitalist Relations in Employment, 1800-1984

    by Sylvia Walby ...
    The concept of 'patriarchy' is one which signals a sharp divide between traditions of feminist thought. Sylvia Walby attempts to conceptualize 'patriarchy' in a way that takes account not only of the complexity of relationships of gender, but also of the subtleties of the interconnections of patriarchy and capitalism.She rejects those accounts which treat patriarchy as a unified set of relations, ... Read more

    $27.00 USD

  • Sex Crime in the News

    by Keith Soothill, Sylvia Walby ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1991, Sex Crime in the News is a unique examination of the nature of sex crime reporting in the press. Analysing examples from forty years of newspaper coverage, the authors provide a systematic study of this controversial topic. The book reveals the misleading and trivializing nature of sex crime coverage, with serious research reports on rape and discussions on law reform ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Globalization and Inequalities

    Complexity and Contested Modernities

    by Sylvia Walby ...
    How has globalization changed social inequality? Why do Americans die younger than Europeans, despite larger incomes? Is there an alternative to neoliberalism? Who are the champions of social democracy? Why are some countries more violent than others?In this groundbreaking book, Sylvia Walby examines the many changing forms of social inequality and their intersectionalities at both country and ... Read more

    $99.89 USD

  • The Future of Feminism

    by Sylvia Walby ...
    Feminism is not dead. This is not a postfeminist era. Feminism is still vibrant, despite declarations that it is over. Feminism is a success, although many gender inequalities remain. Feminism is taking powerful new forms, which makes it unrecognisable to some.In The Future of Feminism, Sylvia Walby offers a provocative riposte to the notion that feminism is dead. Substantiating her arguments with ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Stopping Rape

    Towards a Comprehensive Policy

    by Sylvia Walby, Philippa Olive, Jude Towers, Brian Francis, Sofia Strid, Andrea Krizsán, Emanuela Lombardo, Corinne May-Chahal, Suzanne Franzway, David Sugarman, Bina Agarwal, Jo Armstrong ...
    Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The need to stop rape is pressing and, since it is the outcome of a wide range of practices and institutions in society, so too must the policies be to stop it This important book offers a comprehensive guide to the international policies developed to stop rape , together with case study examples on how they work. The book engages with the law and ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Crisis

    by Sylvia Walby ...
    We are living in a time of crisis which has cascaded through society. Financial crisis has led to an economic crisis of recession and unemployment; an ensuing fiscal crisis over government deficits and austerity has led to a political crisis which threatens to become a democratic crisis. Borne unevenly, the effects of the crisis are exacerbating class and gender inequalities.Rival interpretations ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • European Societies

    Fusion or Fission?

    Edited by Thomas Boje, Bart Van Steenbergen, Sylvia Walby ...
    Series series Studies in European Sociology
    Are the recent developments in Europe bringing countries together or pulling them apart? The leading experts in this book (including Sheila Allen, Marlis Buchmann, Piotr Sztompka, and Patrick Ziltener)cover a wide range of subjects, including the move towards political democracy and market economy in Central and Eastern societies, the project of the European Union, ethnic conflict, the rise of ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Equity in the Workplace

    Gendering Workplace Policy Analysis

    by Heidi Berggren, Katherine Bird, Karin Gottschall, Linda Haas, Wendy Hassett, Ilse Lenz, Ulrike Liebert, Karen Lindenberg, Jacqueline O'Reilly, Glenda Roberts, Eileen Trzcinski, Sylvia Walby, Steven K. Wisensale, Alison Woodward, Kathrin Zippel ...
    Series series Studies in Public Policy
    This edited collection assembles cutting-edge comparative policy research on contemporary policies relevant to gender and workplace issues. Contributors analyze contemporary gender-related employment policies ranging from parental leave and maternity programs, sexual harassment, and work/life balance to gender mainstreaming. Gender and Work in Comparative Perspective thoroughly illustrates the ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

  • Gender Transformations

    by Sylvia Walby ...
    Series series International Library of Sociology
    The answer of course is both. In this lucid and subtle investigation, Sylvia Walby, one of the world's leading authorities on gender shows how undoubted increases in opportunity for women in Europe and America have been accompanid by new forms of inequality. She charts changes in women's employment, education and political representation and the complex relations between gender, class and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Trafficking Chains

    Modern Slavery in Society

    by Sylvia Walby, Karen A. Shire ...
    Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND license.This book offers a theory of trafficking and modern slavery with implications for policy. Despite economic development, modern slavery persists all around the world. The issue is not only one of crime but the regulation of the economy, better welfare, and social protections.Going beyond polarized debates on the sex trade, an original ... Read more

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  • Welfare

    by Mary Daly ...
    Series series Key Concepts
    Welfare is an important concept in the social sciences. It is also challenged and contested not only by alternative concepts but also as a political goal in itself. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, this book takes a fresh look at the continuing relevance of welfare in the context of public policy, recent scholarly developments and changes in popular attitudes and behaviour.The book connects ... Read more

    $21.00 USD