Stromquist Women in the Third World

An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-135-49861-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 720 Seiten

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stromquist, Nelly P.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Conceptual and Theoretical Issues * Political and Legal Contexts * Sex Role Ideologies * Demographics and Health * Marriage and the Family * Women and Production * Women and the Environment * Enabling Conditions for Change * Movements for Change * Geographical Entries * Annotated Bibliography

A sampling of the coverage
Violence Against Women * Women in Transition to Democracy * Refugee Women * Women and War * Machismo in Latin America * Childrearing Practices * Sex Segregation in the Labor Force * International Aid Agencies * Islam and Women's Roles * Factors Affecting Fertility * Women and Contraception * Women 's Control Over Their Bodies * Gender and Aging * Women's Labor Incomes * Women and Literacy * Informal and Nonformal Education * Women and Apartheid * Women in Anti-Clonial Movements * Women in Israel, Southern Africa, China, Cuba, India, and other countries. Index. Charts. Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Nelly P. Stromquist is Professor of International Development Education in the School of Education, University of Southern California. She is also a past president of the Comparative and International Education Society. Among her recent publications are Gender and Basic Education in International Development Cooperation and Literacy for Citizenship: Gender and Dynamics