Issues in Feminism: An Introduction to Women's Studies

By Sheila Ruth

This best-selling text-reader offers 65 interdisciplinary readings drawn from work in the humanities and the social sciences. Classic and contemporary selections represent both feminist and anti-feminist viewpoints in an examination of women's lives and the ways in which women can effect alternatives to traditional gender roles. Extensive chapter introductions place selections in context, define and explain concepts and terminology, and provide a cohesive framework for the collection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767422562
• ISBN13: 9780767422567
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Mayfield Pub Co
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Thorough overview

When I came to read this book, it was from a perspective of learning very little about feminism. This book was required for a class that I took, and it was perhaps the only book I took away from college with a continued interest to read again and more thoroughly. I am not the most learned scholar on the subject of women's issues, but the selections in this book really struck me as perfect for an introduction and to garner passion for the subject, as well as being very educational. Very accessible as well for younger people or newbies to the subject.