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.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jacqueline (Macquarie University) Pateman Goodnow
• Con la collaborazione di: Jacqueline Goodnow (Editore), Goodnow Jacqueline (Editore), Carole Pateman (Editore), Pateman Carole (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032857848
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285784-8
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Women in Society
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; 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