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An introduction to sociology : feminist perspectives / Pamela Abbott and Claire Wallace

By: Abbott, Pamela.
Contributor(s): Wallace, Claire [(j.a.)].
Publisher: London : Routledge, 1997Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xv, 334 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0415122929.Subject(s): Feminist theory | Sociology -- Methodology | Sociology -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 301.01
Contents:
List of tables. - Preface. - Acknowledgements. - 1. Introduction: Feminist critiques of malestream sociology, and the way forward. - 2. Feminist theory and sociology. - 3. Women and stratification. - 4. Education. - 5. Women and the life course. - 6. The family and the household. - 7. Women, health and caring. - 8. Women's work. - 9. Women, crime and deviance. - 10. Women and politics. - 11. The production of feminist knowledges. - References. - Author Index. -Subject Index.
Summary: ... An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives confirms the centrality of feminist perspectives and research to the sociological enterprise and introduces students and the general reader to the wide range of feminist contributions to key areas of sociological concern. This completely revised edition includes material on new feminist theories and post-modern feminism, as well as incorporating the findings of recent empirical research. Other features of the new edition include: the feminist critique of malestream sociology, feminist theory and sociology, women and stratification, education, women and the life course, the family and the household, women, health and caring, women's work, women, crime and deviance, women and politics, the production of feminist knowledge. Written by two experienced teachers and women's studies an accessible overview of the feminist contribution to all the key areas of sociological concern. - Back cover.
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List of tables. - Preface. - Acknowledgements. - 1. Introduction: Feminist critiques of malestream sociology, and the way forward. - 2. Feminist theory and sociology. - 3. Women and stratification. - 4. Education. - 5. Women and the life course. - 6. The family and the household. - 7. Women, health and caring. - 8. Women's work. - 9. Women, crime and deviance. - 10. Women and politics. - 11. The production of feminist knowledges. - References. - Author Index. -Subject Index.

... An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives confirms the centrality of feminist perspectives and research to the sociological enterprise and introduces students and the general reader to the wide range of feminist contributions to key areas of sociological concern. This completely revised edition includes material on new feminist theories and post-modern feminism, as well as incorporating the findings of recent empirical research. Other features of the new edition include: the feminist critique of malestream sociology, feminist theory and sociology, women and stratification, education, women and the life course, the family and the household, women, health and caring, women's work, women, crime and deviance, women and politics, the production of feminist knowledge. Written by two experienced teachers and women's studies an accessible overview of the feminist contribution to all the key areas of sociological concern. - Back cover.

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