The Social and Legal Status of Women - A Global Perspective

This book delves into the legal traditions that relegated women to an inferior social and legal status worldwide. Winnie Hazou probes the nature of law, changes in legislation, and the trend of modern law toward a social engineering that effects gender equality. Hazou analyzes changes in major areas of women's lives, such as family, employment, and the acquisition of social power. She presents a global perspective of women's status and discusses international law aimed at eliminating the exploitation and abuse of women. The book highlights five countries, exploring the cultural basis for and social attitudes toward the position of women in each country. Students and scholars of women's studies will find this book a valuable resource.

The book concludes that both national and international law are slowly evolving into an effective tool for the elimination of discrimination against women. In spite of residual traditions, and beliefs across all cultures concerning gender roles, there is great institutional support in governments as well as the United Nations to elevate the status of women. This book combines the sociology of women and the sociology of law to give a global perspective on not only the current position of women but the changes that are occurring in their lives.

List of contents

The Experience in the United States
Introduction
The Socialization of Women in the United States
The Nature of Law
The Family: A Major Social Institution
Women and Employment
Women and Power
Global Trends: The World Community and Women's Equality
The United Nations and the Status of Women
Cross-Cultural Studies
The Global Community
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Winnie Hazon

Product details

• Authors: Winnie Hazon, Winnie Hazou
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.1990
• EAN: 9780275933623
• ISBN: 978-0-275-93362-3
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; England, Wales, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW / Constitutional, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social groups, Feminism & feminist theory, Social Law, Feminism and feminist theory, Women's Studies, Citizenship and nationality law, Citizenship & nationality law, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Social law and Medical law, Social groups, communities and identities