Issues in Feminism: An Introduction to Women's Studies
by Ruth, SheilaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-06-01
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
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Summary
This best-selling text-reader offers 65 interdisciplinary readings drawn from work in the humanities and the social sciences. Classic and contemporary selections represent both feminist and anti-feminist viewpoints in an examination of women's lives and the ways in which women can effect alternatives to traditional gender roles. Extensive chapter introductions place selections in context, define and explain concepts and terminology, and provide a cohesive framework for the collection.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Women's Studies, Feminism, and the Women's MovementBette-Jane Raphael, The Myth of the Male Orgasm | |
| Womanism and Black Feminism | |
| Beyond Bean Counting | |
| ""Promises to Keep"": Trends in Women's Studies Worldwide | |
| Get Out of the Kitchen | |
| The Gender System: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues | |
| Patriarchy, Sexism, and MasculinityMichael Kimmel, What Are Little Boys Made Of? | |
| Brian Easlea, Patriarchy, Scientists, and Nuclear | |
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