Introducing gender and women's studies / edited by Diane Richards on and Victoria Robinson. - 3rd ed. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmi llan, 2008. - xx, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Introducing women's studies. 2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-276) and indexes.

Conceptualizing gender / Diane Richardson -- Feminist theories / Sal ly Hines -- Feminism, social movements and the gendering of politics / Nickie Charles -- Men, masculinities and feminism / Victoria Robinson - - Gendered bodies : gendered lives / Kath Woodward -- Racing the femini st agenda : exploring the intersections between race, ethnicity and gen der / Kate Reed -- Sexuality / Yvette Taylor -- Families, domesticity a nd intimacy : changing relationships in changing times / Stevi Jackson -- Gender and schooling : contemporary issues in gender equality and ed ucational achievement / Jessica Ringrose and Debbie Epstein -- Gender a nd work / Zoe Irving -- Media and popular culture / Ruth Holliday -- Cy berspace, feminism and technology : of cyborgs and women / Stacy Gillis -- Feminist methodology matters! / Liz Stanley and Sue Wise.

This edition is carefully designed to reflect classic and new develo pments in the popular field of gender and women's studies.

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Women-- Social conditions.
Women's studies.
Feminist theory.

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