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Theorizing Gender: An Introduction
Rachel Alsop
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Description for Theorizing Gender: An Introduction
Hardback. * A clear, accessible overview of the key approaches in gender theory * Includes detailed discussion of key figures such as Judith Butler * Highlights recent debates on a queera accounts of gender * Provides a framework for weaving together what are often viewed as opposing directions of thought. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 28. Weight in Grams: 558.
This accessible text aims to give a theoretical overview of approaches to gender. The book discusses the major theories concerned with the ways in which we ‘become engendered', and explains and evaluates naturalist, psychoanalytic, materialist and post-structuralist accounts.
This accessible text aims to give a theoretical overview of approaches to gender. The book discusses the major theories concerned with the ways in which we ‘become engendered', and explains and evaluates naturalist, psychoanalytic, materialist and post-structuralist accounts.
Tensions between these different approaches are acknowledged , but stark polarities are resisted. Throughout the book it is recognized that becoming gendered implicates and is implicated by other aspects of social becoming. The work of Judith Butler is discussed in detail and its importance and limitations spelt out in key chapters on sexuality, the body, transgendering and political agency. Debates ... Read more
Theorizing Gender aims to provide a framework for weaving together what are often viewed as opposing directions of thought. Students and researchers in sociology, philosophy and gender studies, and all those with an interest in gender will find it an invaluable resource.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745619439
SKU
V9780745619439
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About Rachel Alsop
Dr Rachel Alsop, Gender Studies, University of Hull Dr. Annette FitzSimons, School of Social and Professional Studies, University of Lincoln and Humberside Dr. Kathleen Lennon, Philosophy , University of Hull
Reviews for Theorizing Gender: An Introduction
"Theorizing Gender is an overview of the important debates to take place in gender since we began theorizing it. It is not only a trustworthy introduction for students but in its impartial approach and lucid prose it is also an exemplary contribution to these debates." Dr Jay Prosser, School of English, University of Leeds ... Read more