Perspectives on Gender
About the Book Series
Perspectives on Gender represents the very best feminist scholarship on gender in the social sciences. The books in the series advance the understanding of how inclusive of difference our perspectives need to be to capture what gender means and emphasize the important role of social change in and for gender relations.
Feminism and the Women's Movement: Dynamics of Change in Social Movement Ideology and Activism
1st Edition
By Barbara Ryan
August 20, 1992
In Feminism and the Women's Movement, Barbara Ryan integrates a broad historical view with an analytical framework drawn from the theory of social movements. Relying on participation and observation of diverse groups involved in the woman's movement, interviews with long-term activists, and ...
Understanding Sexual Violence: A Study of Convicted Rapists
1st Edition
By Diana Scully
September 15, 1990
Understanding Sexual Violence examines the structural supports for rape in sexually violent cultures and dispels a number of myths about sexual violence--for example, that childhood abuse, alcohol, and drugs are direct causes of rape....