The Everyday World As Problematic: A Feminist Sociology

by Dorothy E. Smith

Overview

In this collection of essays, sociologist Dorothy E. Smith develops a method for analyzing how women (and men) view contemporary society from specific gendered points of view. She shows how social relations – and the theories that describe them – must express the concrete historical and geographical details of everyday lives. A vital sociology from the standpoint of women, the volume is applicable to a variety of subjects, and will be especially useful in courses in sociological theory and methods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555537944
Publisher:	Northeastern University Press
Publication date:	01/15/2012
Series:	New England Series On Feminist Theory
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	251
Sales rank:	873,190
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dorothy Edith Smith is a Canadian sociologist with research interests, besides in sociology, in many disciplines including women's studies, psychology, and educational studies, as well as sub-fields of sociology including feminist theory, family studies, and methodology. She also founded the sociological sub-disciplines of feminist Standpoint theory and Institutional Ethnography.