Interactions and intersections of gendered bodies at work, at home and at play

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Segal, Marcia Texler, 1940-
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, UK : Emerald, 2010.
• Σειρά: Advances in gender research ; v. 14
• Θέματα: Sex role.; Sex differences (Psychology); Sex discrimination.; Feminist theory.; Gender studies, gender groups.; Sociology: work & labour.; Social Science > Gender Studies.; Social Science > Sociology > General.; Social Science > Research.

The articles in the volume examine the intersection of gender with other characteristics in a variety of settings including factory floors and corporate offices, welfare offices, state legislatures, the armed forces, universities, social clubs and playing fields. Central themes running through sever...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Interactions and intersections of gendered bodies at work, at home, and at play: an introduction / Marcia Texler Segal
• Living marked: tattooed women and perceptions of beauty and femininity / Desiré J.M. Anastasia
• 'Soul food': emotional abuse in childhood and the important role of food / Marjorie C. Feinson & Tamar Ben Dror
• Race, rank and gender: the determinants of sexual harassment for men and women in the military / Marla H. Kohlman
• Gender, class, and work: the complex impacts of globalization / Krista M. Brumley
• Membership in state legislatures: intersections of race, ethnicity and gender / Elizabeth Esterchild
• Gender, race, and perceived promotability among American employees / Carolyn Perrucci & Dina Banerjee
• Supply, demand and organizational processes: changes in women's share of management in United States Workplaces, 1966-2000 / Tiffany Taylor
• Experiencing gender, race, and class in real life: how low-income women of color strive for economic self-sufficiency and homeownership / Sharon M. Lindhorst Everhardt
• It's more than just job placement!: re-thinking workforce development policy to raise single mothers out of poverty / Mary Gatta
• "The very highest thing is family": male assistant professor's work/family management / Catherine Richards Solomon
• Women's leisure in Greece: fighting for 'A time of one's own' / Alexandra Koronaiou
• Does age matter in sport: differing experiences among women in rugby and martial arts / Giovanna Follo
• Slam dunk: strategic sport metaphors and the construction of masculine embodiment at work / Michele Rene Gregory
• Engendering ethnicity: femininity, masculinity, and ethnic Jewish identity / Marianne Cutler
• Young women's feminist identities: the impact of feminist stereotypes and heterosexual relationships / Alison Dahl Crossley
• Towards a feminist methodological approach to the intersection of race, class, and gender: lessons from Cuba / Anne R. Roschelle, Maura I. Toro-Morn and Elisa Facio.