Sexual Divisions Revisited

Sexual Divisions Revisited
Author: Sheila Allen
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1991-05-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1349211915

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
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1996-07-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349245186

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
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2009-06-30
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1350311189

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
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1405143045

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
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134741332

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
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1998
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781872002743

Women, workplace protest and political identity in England, 1968–85

Women, workplace protest and political identity in England, 1968–85
Author: Jonathan Moss
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2019-04-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526124904

This book revisits women’s workplace protest from an historical perspective to deliver a new account of working-class women’s political identity in England between 1968 and 1985.