Situating Feminism - From Thought to Action

This concise introduction to feminist theorizing traces three separate waves of feminist theory, from the equality movement of the 1970s and 1980s, to the postmodernist examination of different women and women's groups of today. The book highlights the close connection between action and theory, in addition to the historical development of feminist theories. These changes in feminist thought and praxis are examined through some celebrated cases of recent decades.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Contemporary Feminist Theory
The Sears Case
The Baby M Case
The Hedda Nussbaum Case
The Hill/Thomas Case
Conclusion

Zusammenfassung

This concise introduction to feminist theorizing traces three separate waves of feminist theory, from the equality movement of the 1970s and 1980s, to the postmodernist examination of different women and women's groups of today. The book highlights the close connection between action and theory, in addition to the historical development of feminist theories. These changes in feminist thought and praxis are examined through some celebrated cases of recent decades.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Sondra Farganis, Farganis Sondra
• Verlag: O'Reilly
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 04.08.1994
• EAN: 9780803946491
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-4649-1
• Seiten: 208
• Gewicht: 480 g
• Serien: Contemporary social theory; Contemporary Social Theory S.; Contemporary Social Theory
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminist Theory, Feminism and feminist theory