The Ann Oakley Reader

The Ann Oakley Reader

Author: Ann Oakley

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2005-06-29

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1861346913

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This book brings together edited extracts from classic texts by the internationally renowned feminist sociologist, Ann Oakley. Edited and selected by the author herself, it starts with work first published in the early 1970s.


Father and Daughter

Father and Daughter

Author: Oakley, Ann

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2014-10-22

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1447318102

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Father and daughter provides an unique Ôinsider perspectiveÕ on two key figures in twentieth-century British social science. Ann Oakley, a highly respected sociologist and best-selling writer, draws on her own life and that of her father, Richard Titmuss, a well-known policy analyst and defender of the welfare state, to offer an absorbing view of the connections between private lives and public work. Using an innovative mix of biography, autobiography, intellectual history, archives, and personal interviews, some of which have not been previously available to the public, she provides a compelling narrative about gender, patriarchy, methodology, and the politics of memory and identity. This fascinating analysis defies the usual social science publications to offer a truly distinctive account which will be of wide interest.


Sex, Gender and Society

Sex, Gender and Society

Author: Ann Oakley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 1351900919

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What are the differences between the sexes? That is the question that Ann Oakley set out to answer in this pioneering study, now established as a classic in the field. To answer it she draws on the evidence of biology, anthropology, sociology and the study of animal behaviour to cut through popular myths and reach the underlying truth. She demonstrates conclusively that men and women are not two separate groups: rather each individual takes his or her place on a continuous scale. She shows how different societies define masculinity and femininity in different and even opposite ways, and discusses how far observable differences are based on biology and psychology and how far on cultural conditioning. Many books have discussed these vital issues. None, however, have drawn on such an impressively wide range of evidence or discussed it with such clarity and authority. Now newly reissued with a substantial introduction which highlights its continuing relevance, this work will continue to inform and shape dialogues around sex and gender for a new generation of scholars and students.


Experiments in Knowing

Experiments in Knowing

Author: Ann Oakley

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9781565846203

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The feminist philosopher and social scientist shows how "gendering" has affected the social and natural sciences as she reconciles the long-standing dichotomy between the quantitative and qualitative methods and demonstrates the tandem use of both experimental and intuitive approaches.


Fracture

Fracture

Author: Ann Oakley

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2007-04-25

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781861349378

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'Fracture' mixes personal experience with 'facts' derived from other literatures, including the history of medicine, neurology, the sociology of health and illness, philosophy, and legal discourses on the right to life and people as victims of a greedy litigation system.


The Sociology of Housework

The Sociology of Housework

Author: Oakley, Ann

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2019-09-11

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1447349423

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In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed sociologist Ann Oakley undertook one of the first serious sociological studies to examine women’s work in the home. She interviewed 40 urban housewives and analysed their perceptions of housework, their feelings of monotony and fragmentation, the length of their working week, the importance of standards and routines, and their attitudes to different household tasks. Most women, irrespective of social class, were dissatisfied with housework – an important finding which contrasted with prevailing views. Importantly, too, she showed how the neglect of research on domestic work was linked to the inbuilt sexism of sociology. This classic book challenged the hitherto neglect of housework as a topic worthy of study and paved the way for the sociological study of many more aspects of women’s lives.


From Here to Maternity

From Here to Maternity

Author: Oakley, Ann

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2019-09-11

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1447349350

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Ann Oakley is a pioneer in the field of sociological research. In this classic re-issue, she interviewed 60 women to find out what it’s really like to have a baby. Covering pregnancy, birth and child care, she relies on the stories mothers tell to discuss whether and why women want to become pregnant, how they imagine motherhood to be, the experience of birth, post-natal depression, feeding and caring routines and the challenges for the domestic division of labour and to fathers. She shows that most women are unprepared for the birth or the work of caring for a baby, but also for the joys that a baby can bring. As topical today as the day it was written, this important book was the first to examine first-time motherhood in the words of those experiencing it, and it continues to influence generations of researchers today.


Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Author: Eric Blair

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1479518468

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A retelling of the tall tale about Annie Oakley.


Who Was Annie Oakley?

Who Was Annie Oakley?

Author: Stephanie Spinner

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2002-02-18

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1101640065

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You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-riding, action-packed performances. In an age when most women stayed home, she traveled the world and forged a new image for American women.