An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives,9780415312585

An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780415312585
ISBN10: 0415312582
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-06-13
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

This third edition of the bestsellingAn Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectivesconfirms the ongoing centrality of feminist perspectives and research to the sociological enterprise and introduces students to the wide range of feminist contributions to key areas of sociological concern. This completely revised edition includes: new chapters on sexuality and the media additional material on race and ethnicity, disability and the body many new international and comparative examples the influence of theories of globalization and post-colonial studies. The theoretical elements have also been fully rethought in light of recent developments in social theory. Written by three experienced academics, this book gives students of sociology and women's studies an accessible overview of the feminist contribution to all the key areas of sociological concern.

Author Biography

Claire Wallace is Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

List of tables ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xvii
1 Introduction: feminism and the sociological imagination 1(271)
Setting the agenda
1(3)
Gendering the sociological imagination
4(2)
Ideologies of sexual difference
6(2)
The sex-gender distinction
8(1)
The feminist critique of malestream sociology
9(2)
Towards a feminist sociology
11(3)
Conclusions
14(1)
Summary
14(1)
Further reading
15(1)
2 Feminist sociological theory
16(41)
Feminist perspectives and sociology
17(1)
An invitation to feminist sociology
18(1)
The insights of sociology
19(2)
The historical context of sociology
21(2)
Theory and theorising
23(4)
Feminist theory
27(2)
Feminist debates on sexual difference
29(2)
Feminist theoretical perspectives
31(20)
Postfeminism
51(4)
Conclusions
55(1)
Summary
56(1)
Further reading
56(1)
3 Stratification and inequality
57(32)
Gender-based stratification
59(5)
Social class-based stratification
64(6)
Race, ethnicity and stratification
70(6)
Disability and stratification
76(4)
Global stratification
80(7)
Conclusions
87(1)
Summary
87(1)
Further reading
88(1)
4 Education
89(28)
Girls' educational achievements
91(4)
The history of girls' education in Britain
95(4)
Explaining girls' continued disadvantage
99(8)
Global inequalities in literacy and education
107(2)
Feminist perspectives on education
109(5)
Masculinity and education
114(1)
Conclusions
115(1)
Summary
115(1)
Further reading
116(1)
5 The life course
117(27)
Childhood
117(9)
Adolescence
126(6)
Adulthood
132(3)
Ageing
135(6)
Conclusions
141(1)
Summary
142(1)
Further reading
143(1)
6 The family and the household
144(27)
Sociological perspectives on the family
145(2)
Feminist approaches to the family
147(1)
Industrialisation and the origins of the family wage
148(3)
Diversity in family forms and practices
151(6)
Familial ideology
157(1)
Gendered experiences of family life
158(10)
Conclusions
168(1)
Summary
169(1)
Further reading
170(1)
7 Health, illness and caring
171(27)
Women and medicine
172(8)
Iatrogenic medicine
180(3)
Gender, power and medicine
183(7)
Women as providers of health care
190(6)
Conclusions
196(1)
Summary
197(1)
Further reading
197(1)
8 Sexuality
198(33)
Essentialist perspectives on sexuality
199(4)
Sociological perspectives on sexuality
203(3)
Postmodern sexualities
206(4)
Feminist perspectives on sexuality
210(3)
Women's sexual experiences and attitudes
213(2)
Sexuality and power relations
215(10)
Race, ethnicity and sexuality
225(1)
Sexuality and HIV/AIDS
226(2)
Conclusions
228(1)
Summary
229(1)
Further reading
229(2)
9 Work and organisation
231(41)
Gender ideology and the sexual division of labour
232(2)
Industrialisation and the gendered organisation of work
234(2)
The gendered division of domestic labour
236(4)
Men, women and the labour market
240(10)
Feminist studies of the workplace
250(8)
Gender and the professions
258(3)
Managerial work
261(3)
Sexuality and work
264(1)
Explaining the gendered labour market
265(2)
The changing nature of work
267(3)
Conclusions
270(1)
Summary
270(1)
Further reading
271(1)
10 Crime, violence and criminal justice 272(31)
Explaining crime - women as criminals
272(2)
Men, women and crime
274(4)
The need for feminist theory
278(1)
Feminist theories of crime
279(7)
Violence, fear and social control
286(2)
Crimes against women
288(11)
Women, violence and male power
299(1)
Conclusions
300(1)
Summary
301(1)
Further reading
301(2)
11 Politics 303(15)
Men, women and voting studies
303(3)
Defining feminist politics
306(1)
Feminist political activism
307(4)
Women and the state
311(5)
Conclusions
316(1)
Summary
316(1)
Further reading
316(2)
12 Mass media and popular culture 318(46)
'Culture': a brief history of the concept
322(1)
The sociology of culture and the emergence of cultural studies
323(2)
Cultural studies as ideology studies
325(2)
Studying media culture
327(2)
Sociological perspectives on media culture
329(6)
Youth culture and rebellion
335(3)
Postmodern cultural forms
338(2)
The feminist critique of cultural studies
340(4)
Feminist studies of media culture
344(7)
Masculinity and media culture
351(3)
Feminist perspectives on language
354(5)
New media technologies and cyberfeminism
359(2)
Conclusions
361(2)
Summary
363(1)
Further reading
363(1)
13 Feminist knowledge 364(22)
Doing feminist research
366(4)
Feminist epistemologies
370(12)
Epistemic communities
382(1)
Conclusions
383(1)
Summary
384(1)
Further reading
385(1)
References 386(25)
Additional web-based resources 411(1)
Author index 412(8)
Subject index 420

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