Gender and schooling: A study of sexual divisions in the classroom (Explorations in feminism)

Politics & Social Sciences

Stanworth, Michelle

Social Sciences

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Women and the Public Sphere: A Critique of Sociology and Politics

Siltanen, Janet

HarperCollins, Publishers

'...one of the standard introductions to sociology in schools, colleges and universities' Anthony Giddens This highly acclaimed textbook, written by six lecturers at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology is ideal for GCE A-level and other introductory students.

Introductory Sociology

JONES, PHILIP

Bilton, Tony

Bonnett, Kevin

Sheard, Ken

Macmillan

Introductory Sociology is one of the most ambitious, scholarly and popular textbooks in its field. This welcome new edition builds on the strengths of its predecessor in its thematic coherence, clarity of exposition and analytical depth. It is carefully structured to cover all the main substantive topics studied at an introductory level within a framework that engages with exciting contemporary debates about modernity, globalisation and social identity. Key features of the new edition include: - a completely new chapter on the media - extended coverage of social divisions to include disability, youth and old age as well as class, gender and race - clearer and more compact treatment of social theory, incorporating discussion of work by such contemporary theorists as Habermas, Giddens and Beck - an even stronger blend of theoretical, empirical and illustrative material, consolidating the critical and applied approach that is one of the text's most well-liked defining features With outstanding presentation and pedagogical support for the student and hard-pressed lecturer alike, the text includes: - an Instructor's Resource Pack, complete with powerpoint slides, available on the Palgrave website (or in hardcopy for adopters of the textbook, by written request) - a detailed and extensive glossary - practically a 'mini dictionary' of sociology in its own right and an ideal reference tool - chapter-specific further reading lists, annotated for further guidance and support - questions to think about, which can be used as the basis for essays, class discussion and further study - pictures, figures, graphs and tables.

Introductory Sociology: Fourth Edition

Lawson, Tony

WEBSTER, Andrew

Skinner, David

Jones, Pip.

Red Globe Press

The creation of 'test-tube babies' acted as a spur to public debate about the implications of research on embryos, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, and the whole range of technologies concerned with human reproduction. The scope of reproductive technologies examined in this volume - from techniques for the medical 'management' of childbirth, to genetic engineering - is such that few women in the western world, and smaller and smaller numbers in the third world, escape their influence. What then is their impact: on the process of reproduction, on family life and particularly on women? 
'Reproductive Technologies' is a remarkable collection of original essays which attempts to place the current controversy over reproductive technologies in a political, legal and economic context. Contributors - including Lesley Doyal, Ann Oakley, Ros Petchesky, Carol Smart, Hilary Rose, and Naomi Pfeffer - examine systematically the technologies that have sparked off these debates. They explore the problem of infertility which is used to validate reproductive technologies; the way assumptions about the family and about biological parenthood continue to structure the arguments for and against; the impact of the medicalization of childbirth; the way debates are embedded in changing conceptions of paternal rights, maternal rights and embryo rights; the problems of providing adequate health care for women; and, above all, the urgency with which these issues raise problems about the accountability of science.

Reproductive Technologies: Gender, Motherhood and Medicine (Feminist Perspectives)

Polity

Reproductive Technologies: Gender, Motherhood, and Medicine (Feminist Perspectives)

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Univ of Minnesota Pr

The creation of "test-tube babies" acted as a spur to public debate about the implications of research on embryos, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, and the whole range of technologies concerned with human reproduction. The scope of reproductive technologies examined in this volume - from techniques for the medical "management" of childbirth, to genetic engineering - is such that few women in the western world, and smaller and smaller numbers in the third world, escape their influence. What then is their impact: on the process of reproduction, on family life and particularly on women? This book comprises a remarkable collection of original essays which attempts to place the current controversy over reproductive technologies in a political, legal and economic context. Contributors, who include Lesley Doyal, Ann Oakley, Ros Petchesky, Carol Smart, Hilary Rose and Naomi Pfeffer, examine systematically the technologies that have sparked off these debates. They explore the problem of infertility, which is used to invalidate reproductive technologies; the way assumptions about the family and about biological parenthood continue to structure the arguments for and against; the impact of the medicalization of childbirth; the way debates are embedded in changing conceptions of paternal rights, maternal rights and embryo rights; the problems of providing adequate health care for women; and, above all, the urgency with which these issues raise problems about the accountability of science.

Reproductive Technologies

Parenting & Relationships

Family Relationships

Univ of Minnesota Pr (Txt)

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