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Gender In World Perspective
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Raewyn Connell,R. W. Connell,Rebecca Pearse |
Introducing modern gender studies, gender theories and gender politics, this text traces the history of Western intellectuals' ideas and discusses current findings on gender differences, inequalities… |
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Women and Islam
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Zayn Kassam |
A collection of essays to stimulate discussion and help readers achieve a more sober understanding of the lives of Muslim women around the world. |
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Investigating Gender
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Martha E. Thompson |
Gender analysis remains central to understanding social life, yet focusing on gender alone is inadequate. Recent feminist sociological scholarship highlights how gender intersects with other systems … |
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Gender equality, HIV, and AIDS
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Sheila Aikman,Tania Boler,Elaine Unterhalter |
"The feminization of HIV epidemics has been steadily increasing worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, 75 per cent of young people infected are women and girls. Gender disparities in education contribute … |
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Misreading Masculinity
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Thomas Newkirk |
"In this book Tom Newkirk takes an up-close and personal look at elementary boys and their relationship to sports, movies, video games, and other venues of popular culture. Unlike the alarmists, he s… |
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The fertile crescent
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Judith K. Brodsky |
Overview: The Fertile Crescent examines the work of 24 women artists of Middle East heritage: Negar Ahkami (Iranian), Shiva Ahmadi (Iranian), Jananne Al-Ani (Iraqi), Fatima and Monira Al Qadiri (Kuwa… |
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Language and gender
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Penelope Eckert |
Language and Gender is a new introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use, written by two of the leading experts in the field. It covers the main topics, beginning with a… |
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