Feminist Perspectives on Sociology - Softcover

Littlewood, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130404616 ISBN 13: 9780130404619

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

The Feminist Perspectives Series seeks to provide concise, accessible and engaging introductions to key feminist topics and debates. The texts in the series are designed to be used on a wide range of courses touching feminist issues and are written by experienced teachers who are also well known in their respective fields. Each book in the series includes the most up-to-date statistics, research data, key sources and suggestions for further reading.

Feminist Perspectives on Sociology examines how sociology has been transformed under the influence of feminism in recent years. This transformation consists both of a critique of established areas and the opening up of new ones. Areas and issues covered include approaches to knowledge and research, patriarchal relations, work in and outside the home, body politics, sport and fitness, migration, violence, the state, and globalisation. The book also reviews a range of ‘post’ perspectives and arguments including postmodernism, postcolonialism and postfeminism. Feminism is also a transformative social movement. Its political impact, from local to transnational levels, has to be taken into account in assessing developments in sociology, providing it with a connection between research and action.

Key features

• Provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to feminist perspectives in sociology
• Discusses and assesses sociological and feminist theories in relation to case studies
• Covers a wide range of current issues that will interest readers from many disciplinary backgrounds
• Includes end of chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of key terms

Barbara Littlewood is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Series Editors- Pamela Abbott, Professor and Director of Social Sciences at the Universtiy of Teeside. Claire Wallace, Insitute for Advanced Studies, Vienna and Professor at the University of Derby. The Feminist Perspectives Series seeks to provide concise, accessible and engaging introductions to key feminist topics and debates. The texts in the series are designed to be used on a wide range of courses touching feminist issues and are written by experienced teachers who are also well known in their respective fields. Each book in the series includes the most up-to-date statistics, research data, key sources and suggestions for further reading.
Feminist Perspectives on Sociology examines how sociology has been transformed under the influence of feminism in recent years. This transformation consists both of a critique of established areas and the opening up of new ones. Areas and issues covered include approaches to knowledge and research, patriarchal relations, work in and outside the home, body politics, sport and fitness, migration, violence, the state, and globalisation. The book also reviews a range of ‘post’ perspectives and arguments including postmodernism, postcolonialism and postfeminism. Feminism is also a transformative social movement. Its political impact, from local to transnational levels, has to be taken into account in assessing developments in sociology, providing it with a connection between research and action.
Key features
Provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to feminist perspectives in sociology
Discusses and assesses sociological and feminist theories in relation to case studies
Covers a wide range of current issues that will interest readers from many disciplinary backgrounds
Includes end of chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading and a glossary of key terms
Barbara Littlewood is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow.

About the Author:

Barbara Littlewood is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0130404616
• ISBN 13: 9780130404619
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 274