Gender in Modern Britain

Informationen zum Autor Nickie Charles is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and International Development at the University of Wales, Swansea Klappentext Exploring changes in gender divisions and gender identities in Britain since the Second World War! this book situates the issues in their economic and political context. It assesses theoretical developments in the sociological study of gender! provides an overview of empirical research on gender in modern Britain! and locates the British experience in its global position. Zusammenfassung This book explores changing gender relations in Britain since the Second World War and the way these changes have been studied and explained within sociology. It discusses paid employment, domestic labour, parenting, education, the 'crisis' of masculinity, sexuality, and politics, mapping the way gender intersects with other dimensions of inequality such as class and ethnicity. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Theorizing Gender 2: Gender at Work 3: Families and Households 4: Gendered Parenting 5: Schooling - it's a Girl's World 6: Young Men and the Crisis of Masculinity 7: Sexuality, Power and Gender 8: Gendering Politics 9: Britain in International Context

Product details

• Authors: Nickie Charles, Nickie ( Charles, Nickie (Professor of Sociology Charles, Charles Nickie
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.2002
• EAN: 9780198742111
• ISBN: 978-0-19-874211-1
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Oxford Modern Britain; Oxford Biogeography; Oxford Modern Britain
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology