Constructing And Reconstructing Gender

Author : Linda A. M. Perry,Lynn H. Turner,Helen M. Sterk
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1992-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781438415932

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Constructing and Reconstructing Gender by Linda A. M. Perry,Lynn H. Turner,Helen M. Sterk Pdf

Constructing and Reconstructing Gender is an excellent compendium of current research, and will be appealing and useful to those interested in gender issues in a wide variety of disciplines. This book cuts across disciplines and scholarly methods, drawing from many backgrounds, including Communication, Linguistics, English, Business, Law, and Psychology. The interweaving of rhetorical, critical, phenomenological, and statistical methods gives readers a multifaceted analysis of gender. At the same time that this book shows the value of gender research in provoking new currents of thought, it also brings into focus two aspects of gender that are often confused: how gender operates as a cultural category that affects communication behavior, and how communication and language function to create gender categories.

Author : Linda A. M. Perry,Lynn H. Turner,Helen M. Sterk,Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791410099

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Constructing and Reconstructing Gender by Linda A. M. Perry,Lynn H. Turner,Helen M. Sterk,Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Pdf

A multifaceted analysis of gender.

Author : Fatma Muge Gocek,Balaghi Shiva
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0231513917

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Reconstructing Gender in Middle East by Fatma Muge Gocek,Balaghi Shiva Pdf

Employing a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on gender relations, Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East questions long-standing stereotypes about the traditional subordination of women in the region. With essays on gender construction in Iran, Turkey, Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories, this collection offers a wide-ranging exploration of tradition, identity, and power in different parts of the Middle East.Seeking to overcome monolithic Western notions of women's life in "the traditional society," the essays in Part I reexamine the assumption that such societies leave little room for female participation.Part II focuses on the reconstruction of identities by women in Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Occupied Territories. The authors examine the complex variables that contribute to the development of identities—including gender, class, and ethnicity—in various Middle Eastern societies, questioning whether certain identities are more important to women than others. These essays also look at the issue of group identity formation versus the autonomy of the individual.Part III looks at the relationship between gender and power in everyday life in Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, and Morocco, showing how power relations are constantly contested and renegotiated among family members and members of a community, between nations and between men and women.WIth its collection of enlightened and diverse contemporary perspectives on women in the Middle East, Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East is an important work that will have significant impact on the way we look at gender in traditional societies.

Author : Penelope Eckert,Sally McConnell-Ginet
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521654262

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Language and Gender by Penelope Eckert,Sally McConnell-Ginet Pdf

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Author : Shaun R. Harper,Frank Harris, III
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470448427

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College Men and Masculinities by Shaun R. Harper,Frank Harris, III Pdf

COLLEGE MEN AND MASCULINITIES is a comprehensive handbook that offers a compilation of the best classic and contemporary research on male students in higher education. The editors, Shaun R. Harper and Frank Harris III—two experts in the field of men and masculinities—frame each of the six sections of the book with a summary of issues and implications for educational practice. Each section also includes a wealth of forward-thinking strategies and suggestions that faculty and institutional leaders can creatively employ on their campuses to reverse problematic trends and outcomes among male undergraduates. With contributions from leading scholars in education, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines, College Men and Masculinities explores the following issues in depth: Identity development and gender socialization Sexualities and sexual orientations Destructive behaviors (judicial offenses, alcohol abuse, and violence) Health and wellness College men of color College men and sports This vital resource will help educators and administrators address the alarming trends and issues that arise from identity-related challenges among boys and college men. "What a valuable resource! This book includes some of the most influential research and theory on all aspects of collegiate masculinity—from sports to spirituality, hazing to hook-ups, and alcohol to assault. Always sensitive to how different groups of men experience college life, Harper and Harris's book will surely become the touchstone text for those who work with or study college men." —Michael Kimmel, author of Manhood in America and professor of sociology, Stony Brook University "Essential reading for all who care about gender equity, this book advances the conversation about men in college at the critical nexus of identity development, culture, and relationship, enabling faculty and student affairs administrators to build more thoughtful and challenging educational environments for men from diverse populations." —Susan Marine, Women's Center director and assistant dean for student life, Harvard University This book offers educators and administrators much-needed guidance for understanding and effectively meeting the developmental, academic, and social needs of undergraduate men." —Chauncey Smith, undergraduate student leader, Morehouse College

Author : Estelle Disch
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017725453

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Author : Steven Schacht,Doris Ewing
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814780770

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Feminism and Men by Steven Schacht,Doris Ewing Pdf

Too often feminism has been defined as a "woman only" arena, or in competitive terms of male versus female privilege, rather than as a cooperative effort to improve the quality of life for everyone. Indeed, a good deal of feminist scholarship has failed to take into account the relational nature of gender, preferring instead to focus on the ways in which men and women are irreconcilably opposed. With a view to beginning a more constructive dialogue between women and men, the contributors to Feminism and Men argue that the feminist movement can no longer stand to view with suspicion those men who have proved themselves sympathetic to issues of gender equity. Bringing together the work of scholars across various disciplines committed to maximizing the inclusion of pro-feminist men in the feminist movement, the book convincingly demonstrates how and why feminist goals cannot be realized until men and women come together to eliminate the shared harm of patriarchal realities. Contributors include R.W. Connell, Riane Eisler, Kay Leigh Hagan, bell hooks, Christine A. James, Robert Jensen, Michael S. Kimmel, Gary Lemons, Michael Messner, Matthew Shepherd, and John Stoltenberg.

Author : Estelle Disch
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015073908744

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Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology by Estelle Disch Pdf

This United States-focused anthology on gender focuses on women and men and the multiple identities that comprise the lives of individuals across gender. Drawing from a wide range of sources including research articles, essays, and personal narratives, Disch has chosen accessible, engaging, and provocative readings that represent a plurality of perspectives and experiences. Eleven part introductions briefly identify important issues in the general ?eld of study, describe the readings, identify the central themes emerging throughout the book, and raise questions for students to consider.

Author : Nancy Levit
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780814751213

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The Gender Line by Nancy Levit Pdf

With its focus particularly on men, The Gender Line offers an insightful overview of the construction of gender and the damaging effects of its stereotypes. Levit analyzes the ways in which law legitimizes the social segregation of the sexes through legal decisions regarding custody, employment, education, sexual harassment, and criminal law. In so doing, she illustrates the ways in which men's and women's oppressions are intertwined and how law molds the very definition of masculinity.

Author : Estelle Disch
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Femininity
ISBN : UCSC:32106019046124

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Reconstructing Gender by Estelle Disch Pdf

This anthology on gender focuses on women and men and the multiple identities that comprise the lives of individuals across gender. Drawing from a wide range of sources, including research articles, essays, and personal narratives, Disch has chosen accessible, engaging and provocative readings that represent a plurality of perspectives and experiences. Eleven part introductions briefly identify important issues in the general field of study, describe the readings and identify the central themes. - The text draws from a wide range of sources including research articles, essays and personal narratives. - This latest edition has 25 new articles, eight of which are related to Sept. 11 and the Middle East. - Other new issues include: transgender, people of colour and AIDS, white privilege, women's rights as human rights, more on boys' issues and needs, and the effects of recent attacks on women's well-being via welfare reform and other policies.

Author : Hibba Abugideiri
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0754667200

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Gender and the Making of Modern Medicine in Colonial Egypt by Hibba Abugideiri Pdf

Gender and the Making of Modern Medicine in Colonial Egypt investigates the use of medicine as a 'tool of Empire' to serve the state building processes in Egypt by the British colonial administration, which effectively transformed Egyptian medical practice and medical knowledge in ways that were decidedly gendered.The book shows how the introduction of colonial medical practices ultimately gendered Egyptian medicine in ways that privileged Egyptian men and masculinity, whilst relegating Egyptian women to maternal roles in the domicile. Thus, by interrogating how colonial medicinal was constituted, the book reveals how the rise of the modern state determined the social formation of native elites in ways directly tied to the formation of modern gender identities, and gender inequalities, in colonial Egypt.

Author : Shiva Balaghi
Publisher : Paul H Brookes Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 0231101228

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Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East by Shiva Balaghi Pdf

Employing a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on gender relations, "Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East" questions long-standing stereotypes about the traditional subordination of women in the region. With essays on gender construction in Iran, Turkey, Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, and the Occupied Territories, this collection offers a wide-ranging exploration of tradition, identity, and power in different parts of the Middle East. Seeking to overcome monolithic Western notions of women's life in "the traditional society," the essays in Part I reexamine the assumption that such societies leave little room for female participation. Part II focuses on the reconstruction of identities by women in Iran, Turkey, Israel, and the Occupied Territories. The authors examine the complex variables that contribute to the development of identities -- including gender, class, and ethnicity -- in various Middle Eastern societies, questioning whether certain identities are more important to women than others. These essays also look at the issue of group identity formation versus the autonomy of the individual. Part III looks at the relationship between gender and power in everyday life in Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, and Morocco, showing how power relations are constantly contested and renegotiated among family members and members of a community, between nations and between men and women. WIth its collection of enlightened and diverse contemporary perspectives on women in the Middle East, "Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East" is an important work that will have significant impact on the way we look at gender in traditional societies.

Author : Bettina Barbara Bock,S. Shortall
Publisher : CABI
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780851990309

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Rural Gender Relations by Bettina Barbara Bock,S. Shortall Pdf

This exciting new book brings together renowned international scholars to explore the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. It presents a comparative perspective on key research themes of rural gender relations, with each section beginning with a comprehensive overview. Five themes are addressed: developments in rural gender theory and research methodology; changes in farm households; patterns of rural migration; the impact of national and international policies; and the construction of gender identities as a result of rural changes. Contributors include scholars from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Author : Ewa Glapka,Barbara Braid
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004365056

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Gender under Construction by Ewa Glapka,Barbara Braid Pdf

Taking a non-essentialist approach, this book provides a number of compelling and fascinating accounts of how gender intersects with nationality, ethnicity, economy, age, sexuality and class. The identity processes discussed richly illustrate the complexity, constructedness and contestability of gender.

Author : Professor Maha El Said,Doctor Lena Meari,Doctor Nicola Pratt
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783602858

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Rethinking Gender in Revolutions and Resistance by Professor Maha El Said,Doctor Lena Meari,Doctor Nicola Pratt Pdf

Ever since the uprisings that swept the Arab world, the role of Arab women in political transformations received unprecedented media attention. The copious commentary, however, has yet to result in any serious study of the gender dynamics of political upheaval. Rethinking Gender in Revolutions and Resistance is the first book to analyse the interplay between moments of sociopolitical transformation, emerging subjectivities and the different modes of women’s agency in forging new gender norms in the Arab world. Written by scholars and activists from the countries affected, including Palestine, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, this is an important addition to Middle Eastern gender studies.