Sexual Divisions Revisited

Sexual Divisions Revisited

Author: Sheila Allen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1991-05-13

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1349211915

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A selection of papers from the volumes "Sexual Divisions and Society" and "Exploitation in Work and Marriage" produced almost a decade ago at a conference in Aberdeen.


Sexual Cultures

Sexual Cultures

Author: Jeffrey Weeks

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1996-07-13

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1349245186

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The new sociology of sexuality has a two-fold aim: to demonstrate how the social shapes the sexual; and to analyse how the sexual in turn becomes a focal point for personal identity, cultural anxiety value debates and political action. Drawing on papers from the 1994 British Sociological Association annual conference on 'Sexualities in Social Context', this volume brings together key contributors to this stimulating new approach. Topics covered include theoretical developments, the relationship between history and contemporary controversies, community and identity, especially in the context of AIDS, value conflicts and changes in the meanings of intimacy. The book as a whole offers a significant intervention into debates on sexuality, and a thoughtful contribution to the broadening of the sociological agenda.


Social Theory, Health and Healthcare

Social Theory, Health and Healthcare

Author: Orla McDonnell

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2009-06-30

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1350311189

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Health research, education and provision have become increasingly interdisciplinary over the last few years, leading health professionals to broaden their knowledge beyond technical aspects of care. Practitioners now need a clear understanding of how society can affect health, and an appreciation of how societal structures can drive healthcare practices. In a clear, systematic and accessible style, this timely text looks at the social context of health and healthcare by: - Analysing a wide range of classic and contemporary theories; - Identifying the relevance of each theory to health; - Showing how theory has been used in research - Outlining the impact of theory on health and health provision. Specifically written for health professionals and those engaged in health studies research, this book will help students and practitioners alike understand the sociology of health and illness, and enable them to critically assess health issues, policies and practices.


The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy

The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy

Author: Robert Solomon

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1405143045

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The Blackwell Guide to Continental Philosophy is an accessible but sophisticated introduction to the most important figures in Continental philosophy in the last 200 years. Presents a definitive introduction to the core figures and topics of continental philosophy. Contains newly commissioned essays, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. Provides a solid foundation for further study. Subjects include Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Marx and Marxism, Nietzsche, Husserl and Phenomenology, Heidegger, Sartre, critical theory, Habermas, Gadamer, Foucault, Derrida, postmodernism, and French feminism.


Women, Work and the Family in Europe

Women, Work and the Family in Europe

Author: Eileen Drew

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-11-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1134741332

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These are just some of the questions this controverisal book asks in its analysis of the European labour markets. By bringing together contributions from all over Europe, Women, Work and the Family in Europe outlines the similarities and differences between countries in terms of the problems of reconciling work and family. In doing so it questions the division of labour, not just in the labour market but also in the home, reviewing, for example, fatherhood and the effect of work commitments on men's time spent with their families. Contributions range from a study of family policies to the care of the elderly; from home working to gender roles, motherhood and class. Clearly written, systematic and comprehensive, this book reflects the growing interest in the European context and will appeal to students of social policy and European studies as well as all those involved in women's studies and sociology. Ruth Emerek, University of Aalborg, Denmark, Susan Mc Rae, Oxford Brookes University, Yvonne Hirdman, Sweden, Eileen Drew and Evelyn Mahon, both at Trinity College,


Emerging Voices

Emerging Voices

Author: Pat O'Connor

Publisher: Institute of Public Administration

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9781872002743

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No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

Author: David Staples

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-11-21

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1135867240

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No Place Like Home examines the emergence of home-based women workers as paradigmatic figures of contemporary capitalism, neoliberal governmentality, and socio-political contestation. Far from an isolated or contingent situation, home-based work constitutes today an enormous arena of 'invisible' social and political struggles of subaltern and ethno-racially subordinated women.