Women S Rights And Social Change

Author : Leslie Armstrong
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781839474354

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Women's Rights and Social Change by Leslie Armstrong Pdf

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide, and formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the nineteenth century and feminist movement during the 20th century. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls, in favor of men and boys. Women's Rights and Social Change focuses attention on the way in which women from a number of traditions have been able to bring about change and the manner in which rights have either facilitated or inhibited women's participation in the process of change. In the face of injustice, people band together to work for change, and through their influence, what was once unthinkable becomes common. This book traces the history of the women's rights movement, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change. This book should be of interest to all those interested in gender development and women empowerment and researches and students.

Author : Dorothy E. Chunn,Susan Boyd,Hester Lessard
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780774840361

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Reaction and Resistance by Dorothy E. Chunn,Susan Boyd,Hester Lessard Pdf

In this timely volume, contributors from various disciplines analyze reaction and resistance to feminism in several areas of law and policy � child custody, child poverty, sexual harassment, and sexual assault � and in a number of institutional sites, such as courts, legislatures, families, the mainstream media, and the academy. Collectively, their studies paint a complicated, often contradictory, picture of feminism, law, and social change, offering feminists and activists empirically grounded knowledge to develop legal and political strategies for change.

Author : Doris H. Gray,Nadia Sonneveld
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108419505

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Women and Social Change in North Africa by Doris H. Gray,Nadia Sonneveld Pdf

A wide-ranging analysis of grass-roots activism, migration, legal, political and religious changes as basis for social transformation.

Author : Valentine M. Moghadam
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Muslim women
ISBN : 1588261719

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Modernizing Women by Valentine M. Moghadam Pdf

Extrait de la préface : "The subject of this study is social change in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan ; its impact on women's legal status and social positions ; and women's varied responses to, and involvment in, change processes. It also deals with constructions of gender during periods of social and political change. Social change is usually described in terms of modernization, revolution, cultural challenges, and social movements. Much of the standard literature on these topics does not examine women or gender, and thus [the author] hopes this study will contribute to an appreciation of the significance of gender in the midst of change. Neither are there many sociological studies on MENA and Afghansitan or studies on women in MENA and Afghanistan from a sociological perspective. Myths and stereotypes abund regarding women, Islam, and the region, and the sevents of September 11 and since have only compounded them. This book is intended in part to "normalize" the Middle East by underscoring the salience of structural determinants other than religion. It focuses on the major social-change processes in the region to show how women's lives are shaped not only by "Islam" and "culture", but also by economic development, the state, class location, and the world system. Why the focus on women? It is [the autor's] contention that middle-class women are consciously and unconsciously major agents of social change in the region, at the vanguard of movements for modernity, democratization and citizenship."

Author : Brettel Dawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Sociological jurisprudence
ISBN : 1553221575

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Women, Law, and Social Change by Brettel Dawson Pdf

Author : R. Emerson Dobash,Russell Dobash
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015024968425

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Women, Violence, and Social Change by R. Emerson Dobash,Russell Dobash Pdf

"Women, Violence and Social Change" focuses on the often troubled relationship between the battered women's movement and government institutions and as such, makes a significant contribution to the study of violence against women. R. Emerson and Russell P. Dobash show how shelters, providing a basis of support and political action for women, form the core of the battered women's movement. From this base, movements in both the United States and Britain have challenged the police, courts, and social services to provide greater assistance to women.

Author : Jana Matson Everett
Publisher : New York : St. Martin's Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Feminism
ISBN : 0312887310

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Women and Social Change in India by Jana Matson Everett Pdf

Author : Guoguang Wu,Yuan Feng,Helen Lansdowne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429959868

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Gender Dynamics, Feminist Activism and Social Transformation in China by Guoguang Wu,Yuan Feng,Helen Lansdowne Pdf

This book explores the extent to which women have been initiators, mobilizers, and driving forces of social transformation in China. The book considers how conceptions of women’s roles have changed as China has moved from state socialism to engagement with capitalist globalization, examines the growth of women’s gender and sexual consciousness and social movements for women’s rights, including for marginalized social and sex/gender grouops, and discusses women’s roles in society-state interactions, including many forms of social activism, cultural events, educational innovations, and more. Overall, the book demonstrates that women have not simply been passive receivers of the consequences of the forces of global capitalism, but that they have had a profound, active impact on social transformation in China.

Author : Elizabeth Jelin
Publisher : Zed Bks
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034377411

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Women and Social Change in Latin America by Elizabeth Jelin Pdf

This book comprises six case studies : on Argentina, Bolivia (2x), Brazil, Chile and Peru. The six studies present different aspects of the women's movement and organisations and employ different methodologies (f.e. Women settlers in Lima, women and trade unions in Chile and peasant women's organisation in Bolivia)

Author : Gail Warshofsky Lapidus
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520321809

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Women in Soviet Society by Gail Warshofsky Lapidus Pdf

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.

Author : NCLP (National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119207597

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Leadership for a Better World by NCLP (National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs) Pdf

The essential guide to the theory and application of the Social Change Model Leadership for a Better World provides an approachable introduction to the Social Change Model of Leadership Development (SCM), giving students a real-world context through which to explore the seven C's of leadership for social change as well as a approaches to socially responsible leadership. From individual, group, and community values through the mechanisms of societal change itself, this book provides fundamental coverage of this increasingly vital topic. Action items, reflection, and discussion questions throughout encourage students to think about how these concepts apply in their own lives. The Facilitator's Guide includes a wealth of activities, assignments, discussions, and supplementary resources to enrich the learning experience whether in class or in the co-curriculum. This new second edition includes student self-assessment rubrics for each element of the model and new discussion on the critical roles of leadership self-efficacy, social perspective, and social justice perspectives. Content is enriched with research on how this approach to leadership is developed, and two new chapters situate the model in a broader understanding of leadership and in applications of the model. The Social Change Model is the most widely-used leadership model for college students, and has shaped college leadership curricula at schools throughout the U.S. and other countries including a translation in Chinese and Japanese. This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the model, with a practical, relevant approach to real-world issues. Explore the many facets of social change and leadership Navigate group dynamics surrounding controversy, collaboration, and purpose Discover the meaning of citizenship and your commitment to the greater good Become an agent of change through one of the many routes to a common goal The SCM is backed by 15 years of research, and continues to be informed by ongoing investigation into the interventions and environments that create positive leadership development outcomes. Leadership for a Better World provides a thorough, well-rounded tour of the Social Change Model, with guidance on application to real-world issues. Please note that The Social Change Model: Facilitating Leadership Development (978-1-119-24243-7) is intended to be used as a Facilitator's Guide to Leadership for a Better World, 2nd Edition in seminars, workshops, and college classrooms. You'll find that, while each book can be used on its own, the content in both is also designed for use together. A link to the home page of The Social Change Model can be found below under Related Titles.

Author : Gail Warshofsky Lapidus
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1978-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0520028686

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Women in Soviet Society by Gail Warshofsky Lapidus Pdf

"From the earliest years of the Soviet regime, deliberate transformation of the role of women in economic, political, and family life aimed at incorporating female mobilization into a larger strategy of national development. Addressing a neglected problem in the literature on modernization, the author brings an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of the motivations, mechanisms, and consequences of the official Soviet commitment to female liberation, and its implications for the role of women in Soviet society today. She argues that Soviet policy was shaped less by the individualistic and libertarian concerns of nineteenth-century feminism or Marxism than by a strategy of modernization in which the transformation of women's roles was perceived by the Soviet leadership as the means of tapping a major economic and political resource. Bringing together the available data, the author analyzes the scope and limits of sexual equality in the Soviet system, and at the same time places the Soviet pattern in a broader historical and comparative perspective."--Jacket.

Author : Jennifer Joline Anderson
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781624013607

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Women's Rights Movement by Jennifer Joline Anderson Pdf

In the face of injustice, people band together to work for change, and through their influence, what was once unthinkable becomes common. This title traces the history of the women's rights movement in the United States, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change. Iconic images and informative sidebars accompany compelling text that follows the movement from the work of early suffragists through feminists' work to end discrimination in the mid-twentieth century and up to the continuing challenges that still face the country today. Features include a glossary, selected bibliography, Web sites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Betty Friedan
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0141192054

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The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan Pdf

When Betty Friedan produced The Feminine Mystique in 1963, she could not have realized how the discovery and debate of her contemporaries' general malaise would shake up society. Victims of a false belief system, these women were following strict social convention by loyally conforming to the pretty image of the magazines, and found themselves forced to seek meaning in their lives only through a family and a home. Friedan's controversial book about these women - and every woman - would ultimately set Second Wave feminism in motion and begin the battle for equality. This groundbreaking and life-changing work remains just as powerful, important and true as it was forty-five years ago, and is essential reading both as a historical document and as a study of women living in a man's world. 'One of the most influential nonfiction books of the twentieth century.' New York Times 'Feminism ...... began with the work of a single person: Friedan.' Nicholas Lemann With a new Introduction by Lionel Shriver

Author : Dominique Clément
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774858434

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Canada’s Rights Revolution by Dominique Clément Pdf

In the first major study of postwar social movement organizations in Canada, Dominique Clément provides a history of the human rights movement as seen through the eyes of two generations of activists. Drawing on newly acquired archival sources, extensive interviews, and materials released through access to information applications, Clément explores the history of four organizations that emerged in the sixties and evolved into powerful lobbies for human rights despite bitter internal disputes and intense rivalries. This book offers a unique perspective on infamous human rights controversies and argues that the idea of human rights has historically been highly statist while grassroots activism has been at the heart of the most profound human rights advances.