The Gift Economy
The Gift Economy

Author: David Cheal

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-07-03

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1317401328

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Until recently we have known more about gift giving practices in pre-industrial societies than about those of industrial western society. In this book, first published in 1988, David Cheal shows that the process of present giving and receiving is a vital element in contemporary social life, relevant to some of the most important theoretical traditions in sociology, particularly those of Durkheim and Weber, and to the social constructionism of Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann. This volume is the result of a major study of gift rituals carried out by David Cheal and his associates in which general themes are richly illustrated with details from individual case histories gathered during the research. It is highly significant that in western society women are more active gift givers than men and, while their voices explain how emotions and interests are interrelated within the gift economy, the author shows how that in turn is related to current theories about family, gender and religion.

Women and the Gift
Women and the Gift

Author: Morny Joy

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2013-09-17

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0253010330

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Recent inquiries into the concept of the gift have been largely male-dominated and thus have ignored important aspects of the gift from a woman's point of view. In the light of philosophical work by Mauss, Lévi-Strauss, Derrida, and Bataille, Women and the Gift reflects how women respond to the notion of the gift and relationships of giving. This collection evaluates and critiques previous work on the gift and also responds to how women view care, fidelity, generosity, trust, and independence in light of the gift.

The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy
The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy

Author: Genevieve Vaughan

Publisher: Inanna Publications & Education

Published: 2018-12-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781771334099

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Essays originated at the conference "The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy," held at the International Women's Building in Rome, Italy, from April 27-30, 2015. Some essays have been rewritten, and some presenters contributed new essays for this collection.

Women and the Economy
Women and the Economy

Author: Saul D. Hoffman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-03-11

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1352012014

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An analysis of the enormous changes in women's economic lives around the world, from the family to the labour market. Hoffman and Averett examine topics such as the effect of rising women's wages and improved labour market opportunities on marriage, the ways in which more reliable contraception has shaped women's adult lives and careers, and the forces behind the phenomenal rise in women's labour force activity. This fourth edition includes brand new chapters on gender in economics and race and gender in the USA. It incorporates the latest research findings throughout, many of which are featured in helpful call-out boxes, and illustrated with new graphs and figures. This is invaluable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, development and women's studies. The level of economic analysis is suitable for students with basic economics knowledge. New to this Edition: - New chapters on gender in economics and race and gender in economics - Fully updated with new data, policy examples and a new companion website with lecturer resources - Increased pedagogy, with over 30 new boxes

The Gender of the Gift
The Gender of the Gift

Author: Marilyn Strathern

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1988-09-15

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780520910713

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In the most original and ambitious synthesis yet undertaken in Melanesian scholarship, Marilyn Strathern argues that gender relations have been a particular casualty of unexamined assumptions held by Western anthropologists and feminist scholars alike. The book treats with equal seriousness—and with equal good humor—the insights of Western social science, feminist politics, and ethnographic reporting, in order to rethink the representation of Melanesian social and cultural life. This makes The Gender of the Gift one of the most sustained critiques of cross-cultural comparison that anthropology has seen, and one of its most spirited vindications.

The Gift
The Gift

Author: Aafke E. Komter

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9789053561737

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What moves us to give gifts to other people? The Gift brings together perspectives on gift exchange and reciprocity from different social scientific disciplines. The first part of this book contains anthropological and sociological 'classics' on gift giving and reciprocity. In the second part the focus is on social psychological theories, and on empirical research on gift giving in Western society. Finally, the main concepts underlying gift exchange - reciprocity, self-interest and altruism - are discussed. Here, the focus is on fundamental assumptions about human nature. Altruism and self-interest turn out to be much more interwoven than we are inclined to think.

Invest in Women, Invest in America
Invest in Women, Invest in America

Author: Congress (U.S.), Joint Economic Committee

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT -- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price Provides a comprehensive review of women in the U.S. economy so that policymakers could have a better understanding of women's essential contributions to our economy and their potential to play a stronger role in our economic recovery. Women resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/minorities-cultures-languages/women

Global Woman
Global Woman

Author: Barbara Ehrenreich

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780805075090

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Two social scientists chart the consequences of the global economy on women across the world, revealing the underground economy that has turned many poor women into virtual slaves.