EBOOK: Engendering the SocialMcGraw-Hill Education (UK), 2004 M03 16 - 240 pages This edited volume focuses on the problematic engendering of classical and contemporary sociological theory, addressing questions such as:
Engendering the Social is unique in that it not only critically interrogates sociological theory from a feminist perspective, but also embarks on a politics of reconstruction, working creatively at the interface of feminist and sociological theory to induce a more adequate conceptualisation of the social. This is a key text for undergraduate and postgraduate students in sociology, social theory and feminist theory. |
Contents
feminist encounters with sociological theory | 1 |
Part 1 Interrogating the classical canon | 17 |
founders feminists and excluded voices | 69 |
Part 3 Interrogating modern sociology | 137 |
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Back cover | 225 |
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Engendering The Social: Feminist Encounters with Social Theory Marshall,,Witz, Anne Limited preview - 2004 |
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