Gender Identities in a Globalized World

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Ana Marta Gonzalez and Victor J. Seidler Klappentext This cross-disciplinary collection of essays focuses on gender from multiple perspectives! touching on a variety of aspects that range from specific tendencies! such as fashion! to general trends connected to globalization! human dignity! and world migration. The main themes include human rights! political economy! cultural diversity! democracy! immigration! dignity! care! and shifts in hegemonic male models of societies. The volume differs from others published on gender as it focuses on the impact of globalization on gender identities! and examines the potential for global masculinities and feminisms! as well as the implications that these might have on the local level. The multidisciplinary approach allows for analysis of the topic from several different points of view and methodologies. The pioneering studies in this unique volume will be of great interest to sociologists! feminists! philosophers! and scholars and students of gender identity and globalization trends. Zusammenfassung A cross-disciplinary collection of essays that focuses on gender from multiple perspectives, touching on a variety of aspects that range from specific tendencies, such as fashion, to general trends connected to globalisation, human dignity, and world migration.

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• Authors: Ana Marta Gonzalez, Ana Marta Seidler Gonzalez, Ana Martha Seidler Gonzalez, Victor J. Seidler
• Assisted by: Ana Marta Gonzalez (Editor), Ana Martha Gonzalez (Editor), Ana Marta Gonzlez (Editor), Victor Seidler (Editor), Victor J Seidler (Editor), Victor J. Seidler (Editor), Victor Jeleniewski Seidler (Editor)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9781591026747
• ISBN: 978-1-59102-674-7
• No. of pages: 382
• Series: Gateway Bookshelf; Gateway Bookshelf
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Gender studies, gender groups