Feminist Frontiers III

by Laurel Richardson, Verta Taylor

This third edition combines classical and contemporary feminist writings on a range of women's issues. Special attempts have been made to reflect women's diversity as well as similarities in a variety of areas, including race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and age. It offers feminist analyses of the sources and consequences of gender inequality and introduces students to feminist theory and methodology. While its primary use is in courses on women's studies, sociology of women, sociology of gender/sex roles, and psychology of women, it should also be suitable for courses on women and feminist issues taught in a wide variety of disciplines at both the undergraduate and graduate level. It is designed both as a main text and as a supplementary reader. This third edition includes new sections on feminist research perspectives and methodology, and the state and international politics. Taylor's article on the future of feminism now traces the women's movement up to the present and incorporates lesbian feminism and postfeminism debates. Also, the section on work and families has been split into separate sections.

Genres: Nonfiction, Feminism, Reference, Sociology, Textbooks, Philosophy, Gender

548 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Laurel Richardson (b. 1936) is an American sociologist known for her work on qualitative sociology and the sociology of gender. Her numerous works include Writing Strategies: Reaching Diverse Audiences, The New Other Woman, and The Dynamics of Sex and Gender. She has received numerous commendations and honors for her work, including a Feminist Mentor Award frm the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction and a commendation from the Ohio state legislature for her work on reducing inequality. Richardson received her undergraduate education at Shimer College, where she enrolled through the early entrance program, and at the University of Chicago. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Colorado. She is currently a professor emeritus at The Ohio State University, where she taught from 1969 to her retirement in 2004. (from Shimer College Wiki)

Reviews

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whenever I need an article on anything feminism related (which is quite often) I turn to this book. It has a variety of entries on a even larger variety of topics, so it is a go-to for me. It is one that I lend to a lot of people for classes or even just some personal education.

[Jonathan]

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[Misha]

Read version 3

[Carrie]

women's studies