Global Perspectives on Gender and Work: Readings and Interpretations

by Kevin Bales

Book Overview

Central to all our lives, work affects our status in the state, the family, and the economy. This comprehensive reader examines the myriad ways in which work--whether it is well-paid, unpaid, or underpaid--profoundly influences our roles in both the public and private spheres. Jacqueline Goodman has selected a key set of essays that examine influential arguments on such central themes as (1) the origins of the gendered division of labor; (2) historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742556131
• ISBN13: 9780742556133
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 22 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary