Companion to Women’s and Gender Studies 1st Edition by Nancy Naples 1119315085 9781119315087

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ISBN 10: 1119315085 

ISBN 13: 9781119315087

Author: Nancy A. Naples

A comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Women’s and Gender Studies, featuring original contributions from leading experts from around the world The Companion to Women’s and Gender Studies is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars alike, exploring the central concepts, theories, themes, debates, and events in this dynamic field. Contributions from leading scholars and researchers cover a wide range of topics while providing diverse international, postcolonial, intersectional, and interdisciplinary insights. In-depth yet accessible chapters discuss the social construction and reproduction of gender and inequalities in various cultural, social-economic, and political contexts. Thematically-organized chapters explore the development of Women’s and Gender Studies as an academic discipline, changes in the field, research directions, and significant scholarship in specific, interrelated disciplines such as science, health, psychology, and economics. Original essays offer fresh perspectives on the mechanisms by which gender intersects with other systems of power and privilege, the relation of androcentric approaches to science and gender bias in research, how feminist activists use media to challenge misrepresentations and inequalities, disparity between men and women in the labor market, how social movements continue to change Women’s and Gender Studies, and more. Filling a significant gap in contemporary literature in the field, this volume: Features a broad interdisciplinary and international range of essays Engages with both individual and collective approaches to agency and resistance Addresses topics of intense current interest and debate such as transgender movements, gender-based violence, and gender discrimination policy Includes an overview of shifts in naming, theoretical approaches, and central topics in contemporary Women’s and Gender Studies Companion to Women’s and Gender Studies is an ideal text for instructors teaching courses in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies, or related disciplines such as psychology, history, education, political science, sociology, and cultural studies, as well as practitioners and policy makers working on issues related to gender and sexuality.

Table of contents:

Part I: Introduction
1 The Changing Field of Women’s and Gender Studies

Part II: Diversity of Academic Fields and Institutional Formations
2 Women’s Studies
3 Gender Studies
4 Masculinities Studies
5 Trans Studies

Part III: Science, Health, and Psychology
6 Science, Technology, and Gender
7 Gender Bias in Research
8 Reproductive Practices, Society, and the State
9 Gender and Disability Studies
10 Gender and Psychology

Part IV: Culture
11 Gender Ideology, Socialization, and Culture
12 Gender and Religion
13 Gender and Media
14 Women, Gender, and Popular Culture
15 Gender‐Based Violence and Rape Culture

Part V: Politics, Economics, and the Environment
16 Gender and Occupational Segregation
17 Gender Discrimination Policy
18 Global Care Chains
19 Gender and Environmental Studies

Part VI: Social Movements
20 Gender and Collective Action
21 Women’s Movements
22 Right‐Wing Women’s Movements
23 Men’s Movements
24 Transgender Movements

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