transnational perspectives
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Bose, Christine E. > (ed.)
- Creator
- Kim, Minjeong > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Lombardo, Emanuela
- Publish Year
- 2009
- Shelfmark
- WER 22 2009
- Thesaurus
- vrouwenstudies, vrouwenbewegingen, feminisme, arbeid, seksualiteit, mannelijkheid, lesbianisme, religie, geweld, recht, Afrika, Latijns-Amerika, Azië, Europa, Caraïbisch gebied, bundel
- Description
- This volume provides a picture of the current state of feminist sociological gender and women's studies research in four regions of the world--Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and Europe. The introductory essay to each region explains how social science research on women and/or gender issues has been shaped by economics, politics, and culture, and by trends that are simultaneously local, regional and global. Then each regional section includes up to chapters on gender research in specific countries that represent the region's diversity and cover the major trends that have emerged over time, as well as the relationship of key research questions to feminist activism and women’s or gender studies.The editors illustrate this new wave of gender scholarship with samples of research articles from additional countries in the region, that cover a wide range of topics, such as work, sexuality, masculinities, childcare and family issues, religion, violence, law and gender policies. Finally, this volume provides scholars with extensive bibliographies and a listing of web sites for women’s and gender research centers in 85 countries.