uncovering the gendered structure of 'the social' /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Shahra Razavi and Shireen Hassim.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
UNRISD,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 355 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Social policy in a development context
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"This book addresses the central questions of how social and economic rights have been historically constructed and shaped by processes of political change, economic structures and reforms, and institutional design and capacities. These conceptualizations and processes are deeply gendered even in contexts where formal political equality has been won, and while gender is a persistent marker of difference across these regions, it intersects in a variety of ways with other axes of difference such as class, race and age. The book illustrates the importance of thinking beyond states and markets in social provisioning, including in its analysis the interactions between these and other social institutions such as family and community." - Publisher's description.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sex role-- Government policy, Cross-cultural studies.
Social policy, Cross-cultural studies.
Women-- Government policy, Cross-cultural studies.
Women-- Social conditions, Cross-cultural studies.