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Ethnic Women
. Ed(S): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler
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Hardback. Editor(s): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler. Series: Ethnic Women. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFFK; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 631.
This book introduces the study of ethnic women and contributes to our understanding of the relationships among gender, race/ethnicity, and social class. The social scientific study of gender has grown exponentially for more than two decades. Until recently, however, little attention has been paid to the diversity among women. The social scientific literature on ethnicity has experienced a revival in the same decades, yet women have frequently been overlooked or misrepresented in that literature. When ethnic women do appear they are typically depicted as selfless wives and mothers or passive victims. Theses twenty original essays challenge myths and ... Read more
This book introduces the study of ethnic women and contributes to our understanding of the relationships among gender, race/ethnicity, and social class. The social scientific study of gender has grown exponentially for more than two decades. Until recently, however, little attention has been paid to the diversity among women. The social scientific literature on ethnicity has experienced a revival in the same decades, yet women have frequently been overlooked or misrepresented in that literature. When ethnic women do appear they are typically depicted as selfless wives and mothers or passive victims. Theses twenty original essays challenge myths and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
General Hall Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Ethnic Women
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781882289240
SKU
V9781882289240
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About . Ed(S): Demos, Vasilikie P.; Segal, Marcia Texler
Vasilikie Demos is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, Morris. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Notre Dame. A second-generation Greek American, she has published in the areas of race and ethnic studies as well as in aging, and is currently involved in a study of ethnicity and gender among Greek Kytherians in Australia, America, ... Read more
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