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Beyond Economic Man: Feminist Theory and Economics
Marianne A. Ferber
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Description for Beyond Economic Man: Feminist Theory and Economics
Paperback. An examination of the central tenets of economics from a feminist point of view. The authors suggest that the discipline of economics could be improved by freeing itself from masculine biases, and raise questions about the discipline's objective nature. Editor(s): Ferber, Marianne A.; Nelson, Julie A. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
This is the first book to examine the central tenets of economics from a feminist point of view. In these original essays, the authors suggest that the discipline of economics could be improved by freeing itself from masculine biases. Beyond Economic Man raises questions about the discipline not because economics is too objective but because it is not objective enough. The contributors--nine economists, a sociologist, and a philosopher--discuss the extent to which gender has influenced both the range of subjects economists have studied and the way in which scholars have conducted their studies. They investigate, for example, how masculine concerns ... Read more
This is the first book to examine the central tenets of economics from a feminist point of view. In these original essays, the authors suggest that the discipline of economics could be improved by freeing itself from masculine biases. Beyond Economic Man raises questions about the discipline not because economics is too objective but because it is not objective enough. The contributors--nine economists, a sociologist, and a philosopher--discuss the extent to which gender has influenced both the range of subjects economists have studied and the way in which scholars have conducted their studies. They investigate, for example, how masculine concerns ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226242019
SKU
V9780226242019
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