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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies
This book studies gender differences in language used in the 113th
United States Congress (January 2013-January 2015). The corpus was
composed of all uninterrupted speeches of 100 words or more, which
amounted to 672 speeches by the female and 2,983 by the male
politicians. The speeches were analysed to determine language
categories used by the politicians, including word count,
grammatical categories, different topics, and punctuation
categories, to study the differences in language use by the male
and the female politicians. They were also used in examining some
intragroup differences and correlations between variables. Several
major gender differences emerged. The female politicians were shown
to be more formal, critical and task-focused, while the male
politicians were more socially oriented and elaborative, occupying
the floor more than the female politicians. While the female
politicians worked on establishing themselves as independent
politicians, the male politicians embraced their collective
identities. Also, the female politicians focused on raising the
awareness of different health issues and providing support for
patients and their families, the male politicians focused on the
consequences and possible solutions to the problems. The analysis
includes implications for political discourse, and gender
disparities within that discourse, and will be of interest to
researchers in both politics and political science, and in gender
and diversity.
In today's digital era, women's voices are heard everywhere-from
smart home devices to social media platforms, virtual reality,
podcasts, and even memes-but these new forms of communication are
often accompanied by dated gender politics. In Women's Voices in
Digital Media, Jennifer O'Meara dives into new and well-established
media formats to show how contemporary screen media and cultural
practices police and fetishize women's voices, but also provide
exciting new ways to amplify and empower them. As she travels
through the digital world, O'Meara discovers newly acknowledged-or
newly erased-female voice actors from classic films on YouTube,
meets the AI and digital avatars in Her and The Congress, and hears
women's voices being disembodied in new ways via podcasts and VR
voice-overs. She engages with dialogue that is spreading with only
the memory of a voice, looking at how popular media like Clueless
and The Simpsons have been mined for feminist memes, and encounters
vocal ventriloquism on RuPaul's Drag Race that queers and valorizes
the female voice. Through these detailed case studies, O'Meara
argues that the digital proliferation of screens alters the
reception of sounds as much as that of images, with substantial
implications for women's voices.
Challenging existing research and concepts, this Research Handbook
presents cutting-edge insights into diversity and corporate
governance. Going beyond the surface of diversity, global expert
contributors present diverse chapters offering a wide range of
perspectives on the use of theories and methodologies. Integrating
multi-disciplinary insights and decades of research and evidence
into a historical overview and multilevel framework of diversity
and corporate governance, this Research Handbook provides a deep
dive into gender, caste and ethnicity. Split into five thematic
parts, it provides a full focus on meaning, impact and reflection
to provide a much broader look at the topic and illustrates novel
theoretical dimensions such as dynamic capabilities and digital
expertise. This Handbook will be an excellent resource for scholars
researching topics including corporate governance, boards of
directors and diversity. The breadth of perspectives offered will
also be illuminating and informative for global policy makers and
business leaders.
In a world historically dominated by male rulers, the women who
have sat on thrones of their own shine out brightly. Some queens
and empresses were born to greatness, while others fought their way
to power. Queens ranges from the ancient world to the present day,
telling the stories of these women who ruled, from murderous former
courtesan Wu Zetian in 7th century China to Elizabeth I, the
'Virgin Queen' of England. In 6th century Constantinople, Empress
Theodora, who had been a street performer before catching the eye
of Emperor Justinian, extended rights for women, passing laws that
allowed them to divorce and own property and made rape a crime
punishable by death. In 12th century Europe, Eleanor of Aquitaine
first married the king of France and then the king of England. At
the Mughal court in Lahore in the early 17th century, Nur Jahan,
wife of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, was the political powerhouse
behind the throne. In more recent history, the book explores the
reigns of Catherine the Great, revealing how a minor German
aristocrat came to rule and expand the Russian Empire, Queen
Victoria, whose family dominated the world in the early 20th
centuty, and her more recent descendent, Elizabeth II, the
longest-ruling queen in history. Female rulers are often described
as ambitious rather than bold, as devious rather than
diplomatically astute and as intriguers and meddlers, all
characterizations that are destructive to the reality of women's
lives in the world's monarchies. Even genealogies still often leave
out the women of royal families, overlooking their genuine
contributions. To some extent, we will never know these great women
of history as well as we know their menfolk; the sources simply
leave too many gaps. However, we can and will do better in giving
the women rulers of history the recognition they deserve Carefully
researched, superbly entertaining and illustrated throughout with
more than 180 photographs and artworks, Queens highlights the true
personalities and real lives of the women who became monarchs and
empresses.
Journey through thousands of years of human history (now with the women put back in).
From the earliest human civilizations through to the present day, the stories of countless influential women – leaders, artists, warriors, scientists and more – have been ignored, forgotten, or actively suppressed. You may not have encountered the likes of Fatima al-Fihri (an Islamic World visionary who founded the world's first university), Ching Shih (the most successful pirate in history), or Huda Sha'arawi (a pioneering Egyptian feminist leader, suffragist, nationalist, and founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union), but that's about to change.
In What’s Her Name: A History of the World in 80 Lost Women, authors – and sisters – Olivia Meikle and Katie Nelson weave together the captivating stories of these fascinating figures to tell an alternative, enthralling and deeply researched historical narrative. A truly global history, What’s Her Name features biographies of incredible women spanning six continents and thousands of years, from Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire to imperial China, the Americas and post-war Europe.
Drawing on years of study and interviews with dozens of experts, this is an entertaining, thought-provoking look at the trailblazing women you may not have heard of (but should have).
From a star astrophysicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos -- and a call for more just, inclusive practice of science.
Science, like most fields, is set up for men to succeed, and is rife with racism, sexism, and shortsightedness as a result. But as Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein makes brilliantly clear, we all have a right to know the night sky. One of the leading physicists of her generation, she is also one of the fewer than one hundred Black women to earn a PhD in physics. You will enjoy -- and share -- her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter -- all with a new spin and rhythm informed by pop culture, hip hop, politics, and Star Trek.
This vision of the cosmos is vibrant, inclusive and buoyantly non-traditional. By welcoming the insights of those who have been left out for too long, we expand our understanding of the universe and our place in it.
The Disordered Cosmos is a vision for a world without prejudice that allows everyone to view the wonders of the universe through the same starry eyes.
This innovative and thought-provoking Research Handbook explores
the theoretical debate surrounding work-life balance, and provides
a reflection on the opportunity to adopt multilevel research
approaches and perspectives, along gender and temporal axes. The
Research Handbook is an international overview of current research
on work-life balance, considered in macro, meso and micro
perspectives. Offering both theoretical reflections and empirical
research examples illustrating the multiple strategies through
which the different articulations that characterize the work-life
intersection can be analysed, this Research Handbook includes
analyses of gendered labour, generational assets and technological
changes. Contributors provide translation and actualization of
specific research practices and methodological choices, focused on
different national contexts. The empirical analysis ranges from
comparative research based on quantitative methods, to qualitative
approaches centered on longitudinal, discursive and narrative
perspectives, and mixed-method studies. Further contributions adopt
innovative research methods based on the use of digital and visual
technologies. This Research Handbook will be an inspiring read for
both undergraduate and postgraduate sociology and social policy
students. The book is also addressed to researchers, consultants
and policy makers interested in work-life balance issues.
"My story is not about my past, but about your future," says Marie
Roberts Monville. In the startling tragedy of the Amish schoolhouse
shooting at Nickel Mines, one story has never been told; Marie
Roberts Monville, the wife of the man who created such horror,
tells her story for the very first time. It is a story of sorrow
and destruction, but also one of majestic deliverance, unending
compassion, breathtaking forgiveness, and grace-filled redemption.
Within a solitary moment, Marie Monville realized that life, as she
knew it, was over. What she never anticipated was a tangible
encounter with God reaching into her circumstances, through them
rewriting all she believed about herself, her faith, and the God
she thought she knew. One Light Still Shines reveals three love
stories: the innocent love of a devoted wife for a husband in pain,
the incomprehensible love of God in the aftermath of massacre and
destruction, and the redemptive love of Christ, waiting to unfold
in the life of every person who reads this book. Marie's journey
since that darkest of days has been invaded with light which shines
through these pages into the darkest questions we all
face--questions about our past, our value, our identity, and own
powerlessness in this fallen world. Come face to face with the
Power behind every answer--a love that begs to be received.
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