Gender studies, gender groups

It was a sign of the sixties.

Every year, thousands of girls and women die at the hands of blood relatives.

Provocative and original, The Politics of Indigeneity explores the concept of indigeneity across the world - from the Americas to New Zealand, Africa to Asia - and the ways in which it intersects with local, national and international social and political realities.

This book examines queer characters in popular American television, demonstrating how entertainment can educate audiences about LGBT identities and social issues like homophobia and transphobia.

Drawing on untapped archives, as well as aggregating a wide range of existing published sources, this book recalibrates the understanding of women artists' roles, outputs and receptions in London during what was indubitably a vibrant and innovative period in the history of British art, and in which the work of their male contemporaries is so well understood.

You were made for more than a love/hate relationship with your body.

What does it mean to become a man in the Arctic today?

Louise Blanchard Bethune, the subject of this biography, was America's first female professional architect.

Skinheads go beyond the societal stereotype of hate mongers, bigots, and Neo-Nazis.

Uncovering the psychological and sociological reasons for the gender gap in American politics, this fascinating volume explores how such factors influence women and lead to their political beliefs and behaviors.

Glücksspiel ist nur was für Männer?

Until now, the missionary plot in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre has been seen as marginal and anomalous.

Originally published in 1982 Diversity and Decomposition in the Labour Market, is an edited collection addressing the contemporary sociology of the labour market.

This evidence-based book focuses on contemporary issues related to human health and well-being.

'To say this series is "e;empowering"e; doesn't do it justice.

This Element offers a new approach to the feminist historiography of printing as letterpress moves into a digital age.

The power and status of English male elites were not merely inherited at birth but developed through everyday interactions with family, peers and guardians.

Reaching back over a century of struggle, liberation, and gutsy play, Shattering the Glass is a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the United States.

The late Victorian period brought a radical change in cultural attitudes toward middle-class women and work.

The concept of Waithood was developed by political scientist Diane Singerman to describe the expanding period of time between adolescence and full adulthood as young people wait to secure steady employment and marry.

Domestic and care work in private households is now the largest employment sector for migrant women.

Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of "e;normal"e; and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives will prevail.

Subverting stereotypical images of women, a new generation of feminist artists is remaking the pin-up, much as Annie Sprinkle, Cindy Sherman, and others did in the 1970s and 1980s.

Undeniably, growing old is challenging; the physical pain and emotional angst are unrelenting.

This book explores the relationship between the food culture of Israel and the creation of its national identity.

The contributors to Otherwise Worlds investigate the complex relationships between settler colonialism and anti-Blackness to explore the political possibilities that emerge from such inquiries.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014In what was a golden age of British advertising, the notion of the 'peacock male' was a strong theme in fashion promotion, reflecting a new affluence and the emergence of stylish youth cultures.

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is a Kurdish militant political organization and armed guerrilla movement.

Experience the confidence and joy of living as a beloved daughter of GodWhen it comes to being a daughter of God, you have questions.

The Laughing People, translated from the award-winning Le peuple rieur, conveys the richness and resilience of the Innu while reminding us of the forces - old and new - that threaten their community.

A gripping and inspiring book, Civic Passions examines innovative leadership in periods of crisis in American history.

If there was a moment during the sixties, seventies, or eighties that changed the history of the women's film movement, B.

In what will be essential reading for all industrial relations scholars, Gill Kirton considers the social construction of women's trade union participation in the context of male dominated trade unions.

Mehr und mehr geht die Geschichte des Holocausts aus der ZeitzeugInnen-Kultur in die Erinnerungskultur über.

This edited volume focuses on charting the rise of neo-abolitionism and offering a critique of the idea, its logics and consequences.

This book covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer gave contemporary TV viewers an exhilarating alternative to the tired cultural trope of a hapless, attractive blonde woman victimized by a murderous male villain.

A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness features essays and poems by Cherrie L.

As Meghan Markle once said: 'With fame comes opportunity, but it also includes responsibility - to advocate and share, to focus less on the glass slipper and more on pushing through glass ceilings.

This book discusses the role of gender and participation within the context of budgeting and planning.

Our families are increasingly a matter of choice, and the choices are widening all the time.

This state-of-the-art handbook will keep researchers and practitioners in gerontology abreast of the newest theories and models of aging.

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Consultation-liaison psychiatry is an important interface between psychiatry and the rest of medicine as well as psychology, social work, nursing, and other behavioral science disciplines.

Newly updated to examine Hillary Clinton's formidable 2008 presidential campaign, Women for President analyzes the gender bias the media has demonstrated in covering women candidates since the first woman ran for America's highest office in 1872.

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Erotic texts written by and for women play a significant role in negotiating relations of gender, sexuality and kinship, and in shaping popular ideas about romance and the erotic.