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UNINA9910171003103321 |
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Autore |
Pilcher Jane |
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Titolo |
Women in contemporary Britain : an introduction / / Jane Pilcher |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-67252-7 |
0-203-26472-X |
0-203-06741-X |
1-280-33720-6 |
1-134-67253-5 |
9786610337200 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Great Britain - Social conditions |
Females - Great Britain |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-182) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Women and gender: sociological perspectives; Learning for life: education and training; In a man's world? Women and paid work; A labour of love? Household work and caring; Love and sexuality: women and personal relationships; Body matters: technology and women's bodies; Scripting femininities: popular media culture; Gendered justice: crimes and punishments; Making a difference? Politics and participation; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this introductory text for A level students and undergraduates, Jane Pilcher covers the main issues debated about women in Britain today. Subjects covered include:* women and gender: sociological perspectives* education and training* women and paid work* household work and caring* love and sexuality* crime and punishment* politics and participation.Providing a clear sociological analysis of central debates and an introduction to the main theoretical arguments as well as including discussions of further areas of interest, such as women and the media, |
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