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Gender in Latin America
In Latin America, gender is a fundamental dimension of virtually every aspect of contemporary social, economic, and political life. Gender in Latin America is a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of gender in the region at the start of the twenty-first century. The authors draw on a wide range of research, including their own field-based expertise, to illuminate the importance of diversity in gender in this region. Debunking traditional stereotypes, the book charts changes and continuities in gender roles, relations and identities associated with the growing evidence produced by feminist scholarship and activism in the continent. Chapters are arranged around themes such as gender and poverty, gender and population, gender and health, and gender and employment. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the core issues, and debates in the relevant field in order to set specific regional experiences within their global as well as regional contexts. The authors also refer to new bodies of literature on the subject, including those on men and masculinity, fatherhood, and sexuality.
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320 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2002
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April 3, 2026
A really interesting read.
I can't say I have much knowledge on Latin America and it's cultures. So this book was very eye-opening in a lot of ways. It discussed gender across a lot of aspects of South America (e.g. migration, sexuality, employment, etc). However, I think the scope may have been too big. This book aimed to provide a general overview on this topic. But I think due to the breath and diversity of cultures across all the different countries, some chapters failed to give a good overview, I think.
Also, this book was published in the early 2000's so all the figures and projections and discussions on current policy weren't all that relevant. That's not the fault of the authors', of course. I found dicussions on the culture more useful than discussions on more empirical topics (e.g. rates of employment, etc). It was written in a really accessible way too and I appreciated that as someone who is a novice to gender studies literature.
In conclusion, a very informative, if outdated, overview.
I can't say I have much knowledge on Latin America and it's cultures. So this book was very eye-opening in a lot of ways. It discussed gender across a lot of aspects of South America (e.g. migration, sexuality, employment, etc). However, I think the scope may have been too big. This book aimed to provide a general overview on this topic. But I think due to the breath and diversity of cultures across all the different countries, some chapters failed to give a good overview, I think.
Also, this book was published in the early 2000's so all the figures and projections and discussions on current policy weren't all that relevant. That's not the fault of the authors', of course. I found dicussions on the culture more useful than discussions on more empirical topics (e.g. rates of employment, etc). It was written in a really accessible way too and I appreciated that as someone who is a novice to gender studies literature.
In conclusion, a very informative, if outdated, overview.
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