Women in contemporary Britain : an introduction / / Jane Pilcher

• Autore: Pilcher Jane
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (202 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42/0941
• Soggetto topico: Women - Great Britain - Social conditions; Females - Great Britain
• 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: Women in contemporary Britain
• ISBN: 1-134-67252-7; 0-203-26472-X; 0-203-06741-X; 1-280-33720-6; 1-134-67253-5; 9786610337200
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910171003103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II