Women, Social Science and Public Policy

Originally published in 1985, Women, Social Science and Public Policy looks at what difference the debate over the position of women had made to the way social scientists worked and thought, or to law and social policies at the time. Debate had been widespread during the 1960s and 1970s and this book takes stock.

List of contents

Preface. List of Authors. Introduction. 1. Topics, Methods and Models: Feminist Challenges in Social Science Jacqueline Goodnow 2. Women in History: Reconstructing the Past Patricia Grimshaw 3. Seeing Women in the Landscape: Alternative Views of the World Around Us Fay Gale 4. Rewards for Women’s Work Bettina Cass 5. Individual Equity and Social Policy Meredith Edwards 6. The Gender of Bureaucracy: Reflections on Feminism and the State Hester Eisenstein 7. In Pursuit of Equality: Women and Legal Thought 1788–1984 Jocelynne A. Scutt. References.

About the author

At the time of publication the editors were among Australia’s most distinguished social scientists. Jacqueline Goodnow (1924–2014) was Professor of Behavioural Science at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the author of a number of important books in child development and education. Carole Pateman was a Reader in Government at the University of Sydney and had published a wide range of books and articles in political and social theory.

Summary

Originally published in 1985, Women, Social Science and Public Policy looks at what difference the debate over the position of women had made to the way social scientists worked and thought, or to law and social policies at the time. Debate had been widespread during the 1960s and 1970s and this book takes stock.

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline (Macquarie University) Pateman Goodnow
• Assisted by: Jacqueline Goodnow (Editor), Goodnow Jacqueline (Editor), Carole Pateman (Editor), Pateman Carole (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032857848
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285784-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women in Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Feminism and feminist theory, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969