Sexism in America : alive, well, and ruining our future / Barbara J. Berg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berg, Barbara J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexism--United States.

Sexism.

Sex discrimination against women--United States.

Sex discrimination against women.

Sex role--United States.

Sex role.

Women--United States.

Women.

Men--United States--Psychology.

Men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Debunking the many myths about how far women have come and the pervasive belief that American society is postfeminist, this account traces women's status and the assault on their rights from the 1950s?when Newsweek declared, ""for the American girl, books and babies don't mix""?to the present, exploring the deception behind women's progress and contextualizing the current situation. The legacy of the women's movement is being short-circuited in every aspect of life, as evidenced by statistics such as the growing wage gap between men and women t

Contents:

Front Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Inequality-The New Normal; 1 The Awakening of American Women; 2 Feminism Takes Flight; 3 Gender Roles Under Fire; 4 Do Not Bend, Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate; 5 Reagan and the Great Reality Check; 6 Welfare Queens, Herculean Women, and Sex-Starved Stalkers; 7 The Mixed Bag of Bill Clinton; 8 Bushwinked to Bushwhacked; 9 9/11 and Women; 10 9/11 and Men; 11 Military Madness; 12 Starve the Beast, Sink the Nation; 13 Bodily Harm; 14 Birth-Control Activitists, Please Phone Home; 15 Trouble@edu

16 The Campaign Against Working Women17 Mothers Matter(s); 18 Unpopular Culture; 19 Missing at the Multiplex; 20 The Disappearing Girl; 21 Toxic Males and Tarty Females; 22 Desperately Seeking Self; 23 More Than a Few Good Women; Conclusion: The Change We Need; Resources; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-56976-330-5

OCLC:

454134184