Engendering Modernity: Feminism, Social Theory and Social Change

by Barbara L. Marshall

Overview

In this book Barbara Marshall argues that the debates around both modernity and postmodernity neglect the role of women and significance of gender in the formation of contemporary societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745667706
Publisher:	Polity Press
Publication date:	06/28/2013
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	453 KB

About the Author

Barbara Marshall is the author of Engendering Modernity: Feminism, Social Theory and Social Change, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

1. Gender and Modernity: Classical Issues, Contemporary Debates.

2. Rethinking the Gendered Division of Labour.

3. Social Reproduction and Socialist Feminist Theory.

4. Gendered Identities.

5. Gender Politics: Regulation and Resistance.

6. Feminist Theory as Critical Theory.

Notes.

References.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

'A timely and interesting contribution ... this book provides an excellent summary of environmental concerns for social scientists ... this book can be warmly recommended.' Sociology

'For students of Women's Studies requiring a graduate level introductory survey of modernism from a sociological point of view, this book could serve as a kind of scenic flight high above the terrain.' Women's Philosophy Review

'It will be a useful text for upper level sociology students who have some familiarity with the fields and debates under discussion. It will also encourage the bridging of two continuing gaps: that between sociology and feminist theory ... the format is clear and signposted well enough for readers to find a way through this dialogue between (some) feminist and sociological theories.' Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology

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