This handbook is a survey of the state of the art of contemporary feminist thought. The book includes insights from literary and cultural studies, philosophy, political science and sociology
The Handbook covers the key areas of social policy that relate to the inequalities between men and women in the developed and developing world. It presents research on issues at national and transnational levels across the central policy terrain of income, employment, care and family policy, including family policy models, same-sex marriage and child protection.
This collection on motherhood is global in scope and including a range of disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, literature, communication studies, sociology, women’s and gender studies, history, and economics. The book introduces the foundational topics and ideas in motherhood, delineates the diversity and complexity of mothering, and also stimulates dialogue among scholars and students approaching from divergent backgrounds and intellectual perspectives.