Feminism : perspectives, stereotypes/misperceptions and social implications / Pearce Stroud, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stroud, Pearce, editor.

Series:

Women's issues.

Women's Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book the authors present current research in the study of feminism. Topics discussed in this compilation include the feminist focus on women and substance abuse treatment; the question of whether or not purely female societies can truly exist; women in elite positions within medicine; black women and their situation of discrimination and vulnerability in Brazil; the impact of migration on the reconfiguration of family dynamics; feminism and difference; theorizing African feminism; gender stereotypes and the effect on women's persistence in STEM fields; and an antidote for global femini

Contents:

""FEMINISM: PERSPECTIVES, STEREOTYPES/MISPERCEPTIONS AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""FEMINISM: PERSPECTIVES, STEREOTYPES/MISPERCEPTIONS AND SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: LINKING PAST TO PRESENT: FORECASTING THE FEMINIST FOCUS ON WOMEN AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""LINKING PAST TO PRESENT: FORECASTING THE FEMINIST FOCUS ON WOMEN AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT""; ""BRAIDING THE TWO WAVES: FEMINIST MOVEMENT BACKGROUND""; ""FEMINISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION""; ""STIGMA""; ""POLICY""

""SERVICE DELIVERY""""MOVING FORWARD: AOD AND HEALTH CARE REFORM""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: ARE PERMANENT, PURELY FEMALE, SOCIETIES POSSIBLE?""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""A MYTHOLOGICAL PAST""; ""AMAZONS AS THE ETERNAL MYTH""; ""THE DAWN OF FEMINISM""; ""FEMINISM AND SCIENCE FICTION""; ""RADICAL FEMINISM""; ""A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT""; ""THE FATE OF CHROMOSOME Y""; ""RECENT BIOLOGICAL ADVANCES: A FEMALE SOCIETY IS POSSIBLE""; ""APPLICATIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: ROOM AT THE TOP�OR NOT? WOMEN IN ELITE POSITIONS WITHIN MEDICINE""; ""ABSTRACT""

""INTRODUCTION""""CAREERS�ROOM AT THE TOP?""; ""IDENTITY: WOMAN OR DOCTOR?""; ""CONFORMITY OR REBELLION: BATTLES AND THICK SKINS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 4: BLACK WOMEN AND THEIR SITUATION OF DISCRIMINATION AND VULNERABILITY IN BRAZIL""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. AN APPROACH TO CONCEPTUALIZE VULNERABILITY ON THE TERMS OF BLACK WOMEN SITUATIONS IN BRAZIL""; ""III. EXPERIENCING THE “HARSH SIDE� THROUGH THE BLACK WOMEN�S BODIES AND IMAGE: AN ANALYSES REGARDING CONTROLLING IMAGES IN BRAZIL""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 5: EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON THE RECONFIGURATION OF FAMILY DYNAMICS: THE EXPERIENCES OF HAITIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN CANADA""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PURPOSE OF THE STUDY""; ""THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""TRUSTWORTHINESS""; ""FINDINGS""; ""DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6: FEMINISM AND DIFFERENCE: A PATHWAY TO WOMEN�S RECONSTRUCTION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ONTOLOGICAL ASSUMPTIONS BEHIND SEXUAL DIFFERENCE""; ""MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN FEMINISM""; ""THE SYMBOLIC MOTHER""

""THE POLITICS OF DESIRE""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""Chapter 7: THEORIZING AFRICAN FEMINISM""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT AND RESEARCH""; ""MEN�S PRESENCE IN FEMINISM""; ""TOWARDS A THEORY AFRICAN FEMINISM""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 8: HOW DO GENDER STEREOTYPES AFFECT WOMEN�S PERSISTENCE IN STEM FIELDS?""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""WOMEN�S HISTORICAL PLACE IN STEM""; ""FEMINISM IN STEM""; ""CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK""; ""DATA COLLECTION""; ""RESULTS""; ""GENDER IDENTITY IN STEM""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 9: ANTIDOTE FOR GLOBAL FEMINIST GAPS AS ENCODED IN SINDIWE MAGONA�S BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN AUTOBIOGRAPHIES""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-600-4

OCLC:

890010878