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Connell, Raewyn

 
9780745645681: Gender: In World Perspective
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ISBN 10: 0745645682 ISBN 13: 9780745645681
Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 2009

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How can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And what is the impact of globalization on gender issues?

Raewyn Connell, one of the world's leading scholars in the field, answers these questions and more. In this book she provides a readable introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all parts of the world in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, Gender provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a distinctive global awareness. Highlighting the multi-dimensional character of gender relations, Connell shows how to link personal life with large-scale organizational structures and how gender politics changes its form in changing situations.

The second edition of this influential and accessible book brings the review of research up to date and includes new discussions of gender theory in the global periphery, the legacy of colonialism, the intersection of structures, the impact of deconstructionist theory and politics, and understanding transsexual and transgender lives.

Gender is engaged scholarship that moves from personal experience to global problems and offers a unique perspective on gender issues today.

Visit www.raewynconnell.net

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Raewyn Connell is University Professor at the University of Sydney.

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How can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And what is the impact of globalization on gender issues?


Raewyn Connell, one of the world's leading scholars in the field, answers these questions and more. In this book she provides a readable introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all parts of the world in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, Gender provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a distinctive global awareness. Highlighting the multi-dimensional character of gender relations, Connell shows how to link personal life with large-scale organizational structures and how gender politics changes its form in changing situations.


The second edition of this influential and accessible book brings the review of research up to date and includes new discussions of gender theory in the global periphery, the legacy of colonialism, the intersection of structures, the impact of deconstructionist theory and politics, and understanding transsexual and transgender lives.


Gender is engaged scholarship that moves from personal experience to global problems and offers a unique perspective on gender issues today.

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Editore
Polity Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2009
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0745645682
ISBN 13 
9780745645681
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
2
Numero di pagine
180
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9780745680729: Gender: In World Perspective: 1

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0745680720 ISBN 13:  9780745680729
Casa editrice: Polity Pr, 2014
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