An Introduction to Sociology by Abbott, Pamela -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Tables Preface Acknowledgements Chapter One: Introduction: feminism and the sociological imagination

Setting the agenda Gendering the sociological imagination Ideologies of sexual difference The sex–gender distinction The feminist critique of malestream sociology Towards a feminist sociology Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Two: Feminist Sociological Theory

Feminist Perspectives and Sociology An invitation to Feminist Sociology The insights of sociology The historical context of sociology Theory and theorising Feminist theory Feminist debates on sexual difference Feminist theoretical perspectives Postfeminism Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Three: Stratification and Inequality

Gender-based stratification Social class-based stratification Race, ethnicity and stratification Disability and stratification Global stratification Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Four: Education

Girls’ educational achievements The history of girls’ education in Britain Explaining girls’ continued disadvantage Global inequalities in literacy and education Feminist perspectives on education Masculinity and education Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Five: The Life Course

Childhood Adolescence Adulthood Ageing Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Six: The Family and the Household

Sociological perspectives on the family Feminist approaches to the family Industrialisation and the origins of the family wage Diversity in family forms and practices Familial ideology Gendered experiences of family life Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Seven: Health, illness and caring

Women and medicine Iatrogenic medicine Gender, power and medicine Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Eight: Sexuality

Essentialist perspectives on sexuality Sociological perspectives on sexuality Postmodern sexualities Feminist perspectives on sexuality Women’s sexual experiences and attitudes Sexuality and power relations Race, ethnicity and sexuality Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Nine: Work and Organisation

Gender ideology and the sexual division of labour Industrialisation and the gendered organisation of work The gendered division of domestic labour Men, women and the labour market Feminist studies of the workplace Gender and the professions Managerial work Sexuality and work Explaining the gendered labour market The changing nature of work Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Ten: Crime, Violence and Criminal Justice

Explaining crime – women as criminals Men, women and crime The need for feminist theory Feminist theories of crime Violence, fear and social control Crimes against women Women, violence and male power Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Eleven: Politics

Men, women and voting studies Defining feminist politics Feminist political activism Women and the state Conclusions Summary Further Reading

Chapter Twelve: Mass Media and Popular Culture

‘Culture’: a brief history of the concept The sociology of culture and the emergence of cultural studies Cultural studies as ideology studies Studying media culture Sociological perspectives on media culture Youth culture and rebellion Postmodern cultural forms The feminist critique of cultural studies Feminist studies of media culture Masculinity and media culture Feminist perspectives on language New media technologies and cyberfeminism Conclusions Summary

Chapter Thirteen: Feminist Knowledge

Doing feminist research Feminist epistemologies Feminist empiricism Conclusions Summary Further Reading

References Additional web-based resources