Gender in the Twenty-First Century. Группа авторов

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Название: Gender in the Twenty-First Century

Автор: Группа авторов

Издательство: Ingram

Жанр: Управление, подбор персонала

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isbn: 9780520965188

isbn: 0

Аннотация:

How far have we really progressed&#160;toward&#160;gender&#160;<wbr />equality in&#160;the&#160;United States?&#160;The answer is, &ldquo;not far enough.&rdquo;&#160;This engaging&#160;and accessible work, aimed at students studying&#160;gender&#160;and social inequality,&#160;provides new insight into&#160;the&#160;uneven and stalled nature of&#160;the&#160;gender&#160;revolution in&#160;the twenty-first&#160;century.&#160; Honing in on key institutions&mdash;the&#160;family, higher education,&#160;the&#160;workplace, religion,&#160;the&#160;military, and sports&mdash;key scholars in&#160;the&#160;field&#160;look at why&#160;gender&#160;inequality persists. All contributions are rooted in new and original research and introductory and concluding&#160;essays provide a broad overview for students and others new to&#160;the&#160;field.&#160;The&#160;volume also explores how to address current inequities through political action, research initiatives, social mobilization, and policy changes. Conceived of as a book for&#160;gender&#160;and society classes with a mix of exciting, accessible, pointed pieces,&#160;<I>Gender&#160;in&#160;the&#160;Twenty-First&#160;Century</I>&#160;is an ideal book for students and scholars alike.&#160;