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Key Concepts in Gender Studies
The new edition of Key Concepts in Gender Studies is a lively and engaging introduction to this dynamic field.
Thoroughly revised throughout, the second edition benefits from the addition of nine new concepts including Gender Social Movements, Intersectionality and Mainstreaming.
Each of the
begins with a concise definition outlines the history of each term and the debates surrounding it includes illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field offers examples which allow a critical re-evaluation of the concept is cross-referenced with the other key concepts ends with guidance on further reading. A must-buy for undergraduate and postgraduate students in a range of social science and humanities disciplines.
Thoroughly revised throughout, the second edition benefits from the addition of nine new concepts including Gender Social Movements, Intersectionality and Mainstreaming.
Each of the
begins with a concise definition outlines the history of each term and the debates surrounding it includes illustrations of how the concept has been applied within the field offers examples which allow a critical re-evaluation of the concept is cross-referenced with the other key concepts ends with guidance on further reading. A must-buy for undergraduate and postgraduate students in a range of social science and humanities disciplines.
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208 pages, ebook
Published December 13, 2016
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Jane Pilcher
17 books2 followersJane Pilcher is a sociologist at the University of Leicester, UK, with interests in gender, childhood, ageing and the life course.
Jane Pilcher’s publications include books and articles on socially important subjects such as childhood, relationships between generations, and gender, especially the experiences of women within contemporary British society. As a ‘sociology expert’, Jane Pilcher has also acted as a consultant or advisor to print and broadcast journalists, to publishers and to organisations such as the Economic and Social Research Council and the Labour Party. In 2010, Jane Pilcher was appointed as the academic sociology consultant to Genergraphics Inc., a US marketing company specializing in generational market research, in the publication of their forthcoming book, Genergraphics.
Jane Pilcher’s publications include books and articles on socially important subjects such as childhood, relationships between generations, and gender, especially the experiences of women within contemporary British society. As a ‘sociology expert’, Jane Pilcher has also acted as a consultant or advisor to print and broadcast journalists, to publishers and to organisations such as the Economic and Social Research Council and the Labour Party. In 2010, Jane Pilcher was appointed as the academic sociology consultant to Genergraphics Inc., a US marketing company specializing in generational market research, in the publication of their forthcoming book, Genergraphics.
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