wired - Gender Studies 6

What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit? This book presents a unique ethnographic study conducted in a contemporary institution in England. Rebecca Fish take……続きを見る

Sarah Meyer untersucht, wie die Bildungspläne für die Kindertagesbetreuung in Deutschland soziale Differenz thematisieren und mit pädagogischer Bedeutung ausstatten. Dabei werden Bildungspläne als D……続きを見る

This interdisciplinary anthology sheds light on the frameworks and lived experiences of Black women educators. Contributors for this anthology submitted works from an array of academic disciplines a……続きを見る

More women are studying science at university and they consistently outperform men. Yet, still, significantly fewer women than men hold prestigious jobs in science. Why should this occur? What preve……続きを見る

Originally published in 1940. This book studies the facts regarding the actual reading of children aged 12 to 15 years, but is no mere compendium. It analyses the number and sorts of newspapers, boo……続きを見る

Traces the horror of obstetric fistulaーa condition that has been largely forgotten in the developed worldーand lays out a plan for its eradication. Millions of women suffer from obstetric fistula, ……続きを見る

Going through puberty and adolescence presents unwelcome changes for many transgender youth, and this book provides advice to parents of transgender teens to help them understand what their child is……続きを見る

Dieser Sammelband ist eine Bestandsaufnahme der Vereinbarkeit von Familienleben (Betreuung von Kindern und Pflege von Familienangehörigen) und Erwerbsleben. Der Fokus liegt dabei auf einem erweitert……続きを見る

This book provides methods and practical cases and experiences with the aim of stimulating Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) through the direct engagement of researchers, Civil Society Organ……続きを見る

THIS IS HOW YOU SEARCH FOR A MATE. IT ONLY WORKS IF YOU ACTUALLY USE IT. Having a True Friend A lot of people use the word too loosely. I believe that most people dont know what a real friend is, bu……続きを見る

First Published in 2018. This book examines the debate about the effects of paid employment on women through studies of women industrial workers in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. It ……続きを見る

Living with Strangers examines the history and cultural representation of bed-sitting rooms and boarding houses in England from the early twentieth century to the present. Providing a historical ove……続きを見る

Der vorliegende Band nimmt Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Gleichstellungspolitiken, strukturellen Diskriminierungsformen und prekären Arbeitsverhältnissen in der neoliberalen Hochschule in den Blick. D……続きを見る

Tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft promote the free flow of data worldwide, while relying on foreign temporary IT workers to build, deliver, and support their products. However, ev……続きを見る

Noted for their haunting melodies and enigmatic lyrics, Bauls have been portrayed as spiritually enlightened troubadours traveling around the countryside in West Bengal in India and in Bangladesh. A……続きを見る

Poststructuralist perspectives have brought about a major shift in our ways of thinking about culture at large. They have demonstrated that criticism can no longer be considered a neutral activity a……続きを見る

Nuaulu people on the Indonesian island of Seram have displayed remarkable linguistic and cultural resilience over a period of 50 years. In 1970 their language and traditional culture was widely cons……続きを見る

What happens when the parents of migrants age and need care in mobile and aging societies? Ethnomorality of Care acts as a window in sharing how physical distance challenges family-centered elderly ……続きを見る

Die Beiträge des Bandes befassen sich mit der Frage, wie in pädagogischen Praktiken soziale Differenzen und damit verknüpfte Ungleichheitsverhältnisse (re)produziert werden. Mit dem Anspruch einer m……続きを見る

Das vorliegende Buch bündelt aktuelle Diskurse und Ergebnisse zu den noch immer weit verbreiteten Phänomenen des Sexismus und der Homophobie im Sport. Ausgehend von einem zusammenführenden Überblick……続きを見る

Affect has become something of a buzzword in cultural and feminist theory during the past decade. References to affect, emotions and intensities abound, their implications in terms of research pract……続きを見る

Girl in the Dream is the life story of Stephanie (Sydney) Castle Heal, an advocate, activist and elder in the Canadian transgender community. The outcome of an almost four year collaboration of stor……続きを見る

This mid-2018 report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. In June 2016, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the repeal of the ban on transgen……続きを見る

By focusing on how the idea of heroism on the battlefield helped construct, perpetuate, and challenge racial and gender hierarchies in the United States between World War I and the present, Warring ……続きを見る

This book mines the early history of modern Lebanon, focusing on the country’s Jewish community and examining inter-Lebanese relations. It gives voice to personal testimonies, family archives, priva……続きを見る

This title was first published in 2003: Although young people are generally very healthy, it has become clear that many of the health behaviours of young people can have serious consequences later i……続きを見る

The book explores the story of two women living in remote town Mitzpe Ramon, in the Negev Desert in south Israel. These women lived in poverty and worked under oppressive conditions for all their li……続きを見る

Bridging a gap between higher education research and women’s and gender studies, this volume explores the conceptual underpinnings and methodological implications involved in researching different c……続きを見る

It is commonly believed that women’s entry into the political realm is a recent phenomenon. Originally published in 1992, Belle Moskowitz shatters that myth, restoring to history the career of a rem……続きを見る

Jewish Bodylore: Feminist and Queer Ethnographies of Folk Practices explores the Jewish body and its symbology as a space for identity communication, applying the tools of bodylore (the folkloric st……続きを見る