This book explores the meaning, perceptions, historical and current cultural and psychological roots of gender stereotypes and patriarchy in the workplace.
This book presents a rare investigation of the media landscape and gender dynamics in Emirati newsrooms, with a socio-cultural focus on the influence of tribal patriarchalism in determining Emirati women's role as newsmakers.
Transafrica explores this new lexical culture in cultural materials (novels, poetry, testimonies/life stories, interviews, film, visual art) in English, French, Arabic and other selected African languages, and the meanings which Africans have transnationally conferred upon queer and transgender"e;-from North to South.
Elite Women in Early Modern Catholic Europe offers a new look at early modern Catholic Europe through the lens of the diverse experiences of elite women, using a historiographical approach to analyze women's roles through changing political, social, and cultural contexts.
This book answers young readers' questions about gender - what it is, what it isn't, and how it impacts our experiences and our interactions with others.
La medicina en la época de la colonia tiene muchas cosas en común con la del tiempo de la conquista y en buena parte está influenciada por los conocimientos de los aborígenes y los procedimientos empleados por ellos en el tratamiento de las enfermedades.
Known worldwide among scholars of medieval Europe for her books on the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar, the trial of the Templars in Britain and Ireland, and women and the crusades, Professor Helen J.
This book explores the meaning, perceptions, historical and current cultural and psychological roots of gender stereotypes and patriarchy in the workplace.
Angeliki Laiou (1941-2008), one of the leading Byzantinists of her generation, broke new ground in the study of the social and economic history of the Byzantine Empire.
This book explores the marginalization that English as additional language (EAL) learners, immigrant or language-minoritized people confront when learning to socialize into using the language of schooling.
The States Sexualityuncovers how the lives and work of women engaged in prostitution, long considered the most abased members of society, have been strategically intertwined with the lofty purpose of building South Koreas postcolonial nation-state.
Contributing to a lively dialogue with Anglo-American and French theorists, The Lonely Mirror (originally published in 1993) sets out to contextualize Italian feminist theory within the international debate.
Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine Einführung in das interdisziplinäre Studium von Stress und hilft Studierenden und Fachleuten, die wichtigsten neurobiologischen und psychologischen Ursachen und Folgen von Stress beim Menschen zu verstehen.
Azken urteotan, unibertsitatearen gizarte erantzukizuneko politika instituzionala sustatu da, gure fakultateen eta sailen ahaleginak modu instituzionalean antolatzeko gizarte-justiziarako bereziki garrantzitsuak diren gaietan, hala nola emakumeen eta gizonen arteko berdintasunean.
While transgender and non-binary identities are increasingly visible, too many Christians have either maintained a fearful silence, or have attacked 'transgenderism' as a threat to Christian faith and practice.
Women, Travel, and Writing in the Interwar Era engages feminist, temporal, and narrative theories to offer fresh examinations of interwar-era accounts by women about travel and movement and considers the use and limitations of time as a subversive force in their texts.
The Subjection of Women offers both detailed argumentation and passionate eloquence in opposition to the social and legal inequalities commonly imposed upon women by a patriarchal culture.
Due to the international importance attached to the reporting of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) over the last two decades, scholars have been able to examine the magnitude of the problem across different situations and types of conflict.
Voces de lo invisible recopila textos que abordan la relación entre las representaciones del amor romántico y la perpetuación de la violencia en pareja; la relación entre la violencia contra las mujeres ejercida por sus parejas o exparejas; la interacción de factores que llevan a la normalización de estas violencias; la reproducción de violencias al interior de las propias comisarias y el impacto en la vida cotidiana de las mujeres de debilidades institucionales de las comisarías, en contextos de recursos escasos.
Focusing on British broadsheets such as The Times and The Guardian, and tabloid publications such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, this book looks at the visualization of post-colonial Britain through cartoons.
Returning to his innovative work of twenty-five years ago, Robert Hill once more offers an incisive analysis of five key cultural strengths of African-American families.
A powerful book for readers aiming to support trans youth that Booklist calls a "e;warm and generous book [that] will help a wide range of readers"e; and Publishers Weekly says is "e;a pragmatic program for parenting beyond the gender binary.
This compelling collection of essays examines how historically significant marketing schemes have profoundly impacted women's health and healthcare across the world.