ABSTRACT
Readers of Global Gender Research will learn to compare and contrast feminist concerns globally, gain familiarity with the breadth of gender research, and understand the national contexts that produced it.
This volume provides an in-depth comparative picture of the current state of feminist sociological gender and women's studies research in four regions of the world—Africa, Asia, Latin America/the Caribbean, and Europe—as represented by many countries. The introductory essay to each region explains how social science research on women and/or gender issues has been shaped by economics, politics, and culture, and by trends that are simultaneously local, regional, and global. It familiarizes readers with the wide range of salient issues, research methods, writing styles, and leading authors from around the globe.
Each regional section includes several chapters on gender research in specific countries that represent the region's diversity and cover the major theoretical and empirical trends that have emerged over time, as well as the relationship of key research questions to feminist activism and women’s or gender studies. Next, the editors illustrate this new wave of gender scholarship with translated/reprinted samples of research articles from additional countries in the region, that cover a wide range of important global topics—such as work, sexuality, masculinities, childcare and family issues, religion, violence, law and gender policies. Finally, this volume provides scholars with extensive bibliographies and a listing of web sites for women’s and gender research centers in 85 countries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |7 pages
Introduction to Transnational and Local Issues
part |1 pages
SECTION 1: AFRICA
chapter |5 pages
Introduction to Gender Research in Africa
chapter |7 pages
Feminine Injustice
chapter |8 pages
Women, the Sacred and the State
part |1 pages
SECTION 2: ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
chapter |6 pages
Introduction to Gender Research in Asia and the Middle East
chapter |18 pages
The Study of Gender in India: A Partial Review
chapter |15 pages
Women’s Studies in Iran: The Roles of Activists and Scholars
part |1 pages
SECTION 3: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
chapter |18 pages
Puerto Rico: Feminism and Feminist Studies
chapter |19 pages
Gender Studies in Cuba: Methodological Approaches, 1974–2007
chapter |8 pages
Trade Unions and Women’s Labor Rights in Argentina
chapter |9 pages
In the Fabric of Brazilian Sexuality
part |1 pages
SECTION 4: EUROPE