Changing Places

Women's Lives in the City
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-1-85396-311-7
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 354 g

This book offers a specifically feminist perspective on women's lives in contemporary cities; one which the editors hope will sustain and influence women's 'ways of being' in those cities. The contributors offer an array of knowledge about women's place and women's places in cities today. The book acknowledges women's positive as well as negative experiences in their roles as workers, mothers, housewives, shoppers and members of social networks. Women are not seen as passive victims of capitalism or of male violence, although the realities of exploitation and the fear of crime are recognized.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Booth, Christine

Darke, Jane D

Yeandle, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Women, Feminisms and Methods - Susan Yeandle
PART ONE: WOMEN, WORK AND INCOME
Women and Work - Susan Yeandle
The Feminisation of Poverty - Carol Walker
PART TWO: WOMEN AND HOME
Househunting - Jane Darke
The Englishwoman’s Castle? - Jane Darke
Women and Homelessness - Penny Lidstone
PART THREE: CHALLENGES FOR PLANNING
The Man-Shaped City - Jane Darke
Women’s Safety - Helen Morrell
Women and Transport - Rosalie Hill
Women Shopping - Dory Reeves
Women and Leisure - Eileen Green
PART FOUR: CHANGING PLACES
Women and Consultation - Chris Booth
Breaking down Barriers - Chris Booth