Women in 1900: Gateway to the Political Economy of the 20th Century

by Christine Bose

Overview

This interdisciplinary volume provides a historical and international framework for understanding the changing role of women in the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean. The contributors challenge the traditional policies, goals, and effects of development, and examine such topics as colonialism and women's subordination; the links to economic, social, and political trends in North America; the gendered division of paid and unpaid work; differing economic structures, cultural and class patterns; women's organized resistance; and the relationship of gender to class, race, and ethnicity/nationality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592137824
Publisher:	Temple University Press
Publication date:	06/04/2010
Series:	Women In The Political Economy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Christine E. Bose, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, University at Albany, SUNY, is author or editor of five other books, including Women in the Latin American Development Process (Temple). She is the current editor of Gender & Society.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Understanding the Past to Interpret the Present 2. Home-Based Work and the Informal Economy: The Case of the “Unemployed” Housewife 3. Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender: Determining Women’s Employment 4. Occupational Concentration: The Links Between Occupational Sex and Race Segregation 5. Ethnic Enclaves and Ethnic Queues: Women and Domestic Work 6. Female-Headed Households and the “Hidden” Headship of Single Mothers: Strategies for an Era Without Government Support 7. Regional Segregation: Geography as a Context for Work 8. Epilogue Appendix: Supplementary Tables Notes References Index

Editorial Reviews

"...mak[ing] an important contribution to our historical understanding of women's pursuits and the ways their employment was shaped by ethnicity and race, class, family composition, regional location, and work opportunities. It will be a useful addition to courses aimed at upper-division undergraduates, in graduate seminars, and for specialists."
—Work and Occupations

"Bose's book provides a much-needed opportunity to explore [assumptions about women's work] and to broaden our conceptual framework for examining them.... I thoroughly enjoyed and learned from Bose's analysis and her writing, and I am certain that my students will as well."
—Gender and Society

"Bose's detailed findings deserve the attention of scholars of women's situation, and hopefully will lead to further comparisons with contemporary analyses..."
—Journal of Social History

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