Categories in Context: Gender and Work in France and Germany, 1900-Present: 31 (International Studies in Social History)

ISBN 10: 178920187X ISBN 13: 9781789201871

Publisher: Berghahn Books, 2019

Synopsis

Despite the wealth of empirical research currently available on the interrelationships of gender and labor, we still know comparatively little about the forms of classification and categorization that have helped shape these social phenomena over time. Categories in Context seeks to enrich our understanding of how cognitive categories such as status, law, and rights have been produced, comprehended, appropriated, and eventually transformed by relevant actors. By focusing on specific developments in France and Germany through a transnational lens, this volume produces insights that can be applied to a wide variety of political, social, and historical contexts.

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About the Authors

Isabelle Berrebi-Hoffmann is a sociologist and a member of the research faculty at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

Olivier Giraud is a political scientist and research director at the French National Center for Scientific Research.

Léa Renard is a doctoral researcher in sociology and political scientist at the University of Potsdam and at the Université Grenoble Alpes, PACTE.

Theresa Wobbe is a Professor Emerita of Sociology of Gender at the University of Potsdam.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178920187X
• ISBN 13: 9781789201871
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Berrebi-Hoffmann Isabelle, Giraud Olivier, Renard Léa, Wobbe Theresa