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Record Nr.

UNINA9910171003103321

Autore

Pilcher Jane

Titolo

Women in contemporary Britain : an introduction / / Jane Pilcher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999

ISBN

1-134-67252-7

0-203-26472-X

0-203-06741-X

1-280-33720-6

1-134-67253-5

9786610337200

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Disciplina

305.42/0941

Soggetti

Women - Great Britain - Social conditions

Females - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,