Rural gender relations : issues and case studies / edited by Bettina B. Bock, Sally Shortall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bock, Bettina B. (Bettina Barbara), 1960-

Shortall, S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural women.

Rural men.

Man-woman relationships.

Women in rural development.

Sex role.

Rural development.

Physical Description:

viii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2006]

Summary:

This exciting new book brings together renowned international scholars to explore the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. It presents a comparative perspective on key research themes of rural gender relations, with each section beginning with a comprehensive overview. Five themes are addressed: developments in rural gender theory and research methodology; changes in farm households; patterns of rural migration; the impact of national and international policies; and the construction of gender identities as a result of rural changes. Contributors include scholars from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. This book will be of significant interest to advanced students and researchers of rural sociology, agrarian change, rural geography and gender studies.

Contents:

Introduction : rural gender studies in North and South / Bettina B. Bock

Gender and farming : an overview / Sally Shortall

Gender relations and livelihood strategies / Monica Gorman

Commodity production and farm women's work / Susan Machum

Farm women in Slovenia / Majda Černič Istenič

The informalization of farm employment / Andrienetta Kritzinger

Women and sustainable agriculture / Sarah Tufts Rickson, Roy E. Rickson and David Burch

Gender at the border / Janet D. Momsen

Gender and rural migration : an overview / Bettina B. Bock

The gendered impact of drought / Margaret Alston

Rural idylls or boring places? / Marit S. Haugen and Mariann Villa

Rural immigrations and female employment / Apostolos G. Papadopoulos

Gender and rural politics : an overview / Sally Shortall

Gender and rural development budgets / Bettina B. Bock and P. Derkzen

Collective action among rural women in India / Jo-Anne Everingham

CAP regulations and farm household relations / Constantina Safilios-Rothschildt

Rurality and gender identity : an overview / Bettina B. Bock

Rural women and the environment / Carolyn Sachs

Economic status and gender roles / Sally Shortall

Rural health and well-being / Ruth Panelli

Embodying family farm work / Berit Brandth

Queer countryside revisited / David Bell

Conclusions - future directions / Sally Shortall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0851990304

9780851990309

OCLC:

60596142