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Mans En Hulle Wonde - 'n Eeu Van Woede (Afrikaans, Paperback): Cas van Rensburg Mans En Hulle Wonde - 'n Eeu Van Woede (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Cas van Rensburg
R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Ships in 6 - 10 working days

Cas van Rensburg se oeuvre kom op ’n klimaks tot afsluiting met Mans en hulle wonde. As Jungiaan kyk hy vroeër na drome (Jou drome – die onbewuste het al die antwoorde) en na die vroulike psige (Die prinses in elke vrou). Hier kom hy as bejaarde tot ’n uiteindelike evaluering van sy eie groei tot manwees. Petrovna Metelerkamp het ’n besondere diens verrig deur hierdie finale werk van Cas toeganklik te verwerk en só mooi postuum uit te gee. (Daar’s ’n aangrypende en gepaste skildery deur Van Rensburg op die voorblad.) Die boek is beslis nie net vir bejaardes of vir mans bedoel nie, “maar ook vir vrouens wat hulle mans wil verstaan, vir ma’s en pa’s wat hulle seuns wil verstaan en vir jong mans wat probeer om hulself te verstaan” (agterplat).

Die man is om verskillende redes in die 21ste eeu in die moeilikheid, of dit is as gevolg van “die opkoms van die feminisme en gays wat hulle regte opeis” of omdat “die Kerk sy houvas op die Westerse samelewing begin verloor (het) en daarmee saam die patriargale ingesteldheid wat so lank die botoon gevoer het”. Metelerkamp noem dat Van Rensburg navorsing vir sy boek begin doen het tydens die verhoor van Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius se verhaal van woede en geweld word ’n argetipiese Suid-Afrikaanse (Afrikaner-) storie wat deurlopend weerklank vind in die lig van ander stories, mites en sprokies.

Bybelse gelykenisse en verhale en hulle karakters word ook vanuit die perspektief van die analitiese sielkunde gelees. Dit sorg vir verfrissende interpretasies waarin Van Rensburg byvoorbeeld deur die lens van pa-en-seun-verhoudings na Bybelverhale kyk. Dis opvallend hoe dikwels Bybelkarakters die teenhangers van ander vorm (Kain en Abel, Abraham en Lot, Moses en Aäron, Eli en Samuel, Dawid en Saul, Dawid en Jonathan, Jesus en Johannes, Jesus en Petrus, Paulus en Timoteus). Dit sluit aan by droomontleding wat die besef bring dat verskillende karakters in dieselfde droom verskillende aspekte van dieselfde persoonlikheid kan verteenwoordig. Só is dit ook met sprokies die geval.

Vernaam in Van Rensburg se ontleding is dat die “moederkompleks” in die manwordproses aangespreek word sodat die “stryd met die moeder” op ’n manier besleg word. Wat my interesseer het, is dat die Kerk (generies gesien) dikwels as plaasvervanger vir die moeder dien. Seuns moet analoog aan sprokies op ’n “heldereis” gaan waarvoor hulle manlike mentors nodig het. Maar dan moet jy ook “begin by jou pa” en jou pa “agterlaat” deur hom te leer ken of verstaan.

Woede, eensaamheid en pyn kom volgens Van Rensburg algemeen onder mans voor te midde van hulle hunkering na geborgenheid en sekuriteit. Dis dikwels vir hulle moeilik om los te breek uit die gevangenskap waarin patriargie en gemeenskapsverwagtings hulle dompel. Dis juis die onvermoë van mans om met hulle gevoelens in aanraking te kom en dit te verwoord wat deurbreek moet word. Sprokies leer ons dat die skadukante van die persoonlikheid integrasie nodig het en dat mans die vrou in hulleself moet ontdek en omhels.

Van Rensburg sê dat Mans en hulle wonde nie ’n selfhelpboek met kitsresepte of -oplossings is nie. Hy is selfs nie baie krities oor Angus Buchan se Mighty Men-beweging nie en beskou dit as simptomaties van die krisis waarin mans verkeer en hulle behoefte aan geleenthede om uiting aan hulle emosies te gee. Hy vertrou dat dit wat in die boek ’n indruk maak, “in die onbewuste (sal) bly spook” met antwoorde wat mettertyd oprys.

The Postworld In-Between Utopia and Dystopia - Intersectional, Feminist, and Non-Binary Approaches in 21st-Century Speculative... The Postworld In-Between Utopia and Dystopia - Intersectional, Feminist, and Non-Binary Approaches in 21st-Century Speculative Literature and Culture (Hardcover)
Katarzyna Ostalska, Tomasz Fisiak
R4,421 Discovery Miles 44 210 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This collection of essays offers global perspectives on feminist utopia and dystopia in speculative literature, film, and art, working from a range of intersectional approaches to examine key works and genres in both their specific cultural context and a wider, global, epistemological, critical background. The international, diverse contributions, including a Foreword by Gregory Claeys, draw upon posthumanism, speculative realism, speculative feminism, object-oriented ontology, new materialisms, and post-Anthropocene studies to propose alternative perspectives on gender, environment, as well as alternate futures and pasts rendered in fiction. Instead of binary divisions into utopia vs dystopia, the collection explores genres transcending this dichotomy, scrutinising the oeuvre of both established and emerging writers, directors, and critics. This is a rich and unique collection suitable for scholars and students studying feminist literature, media cultural studies, and women's and gender studies.

Media, Education, and America's Counter-Culture Revolution - Lost and Found Opportunities for Media Impact on Education,... Media, Education, and America's Counter-Culture Revolution - Lost and Found Opportunities for Media Impact on Education, Gender, Race, and the Arts (Hardcover)
Robert L Hilliard
R2,800 R2,534 Discovery Miles 25 340 Save R266 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The 1960s and 1970s was a time of repression and a time of freedom, a time of ferment rarely seen before in this country. People marched-in, sat-in, loved-in. The will of the people persuaded one president not to run for reelection, forced another president to resign, and ended an iniquitous war. Social and political revolutions took place: Civil rights, women's liberation, protests against the irrelevancies of education and social norms, a counter-culture revolution on the part of young people. The keys to both protest and change were communications and education. Dr. Robert L. Hilliard not only observed, but participated in and affected America's counter-culture revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, from the vantage point of several key federal government positions in Washington. Based on his papers and speeches from that period, with current commentary added, this is a revealing look at media and education's lost and found opportunities during that period, and what must be done so that they serve America's needs adequately in the new millennium.

Women in Biotechnology - Creating Interfaces (Hardcover, 2008 ed.): Francesca Molfino, Flavia Zucco Women in Biotechnology - Creating Interfaces (Hardcover, 2008 ed.)
Francesca Molfino, Flavia Zucco
R5,194 Discovery Miles 51 940 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Johannes Klumpers Biotechnologies, such as genetic engineering, cloning and biodiversity, raise many legal and ethical concerns, so it is important that people understand these issues and feel able to express their opinions. This is why the European Commission has been, for a number of years, supporting actions to improve communication among scientists in these diverse areas. The project 'Women in Biotechnology' (WONBIT), financed under the 6th Framework programme of the European Commission, is an excellent example of what can be done to target opinion-formers such as scientists, economists and lawyers in bottom-up activities, and to encourage a debate on gender issues triggered by developments in the life sciences. WONBIT gave rise to a successful international conference highlighting the importance of adopting good practices and ethical considerations in parallel with the rapid pace of progress in biotechnology - from a woman's point of view. In particular, the conference addressed women in decision-making positions in b- technology with specific reference to scientific excellence, social competencies and management qualities as well as issues relating to environment, society and the younger generation. But it did not stop there: a key part of the conference was dedicated to stimulating public debate among non-specialists, which has led to a number of recommen- tions to policy-makers on better communication in biotechnology, on taking better account of the gender aspects of research, and on involving more women in the decision-making process that surrounds developments in biotechnology.

Intersectional Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Issues in Modern Language Teaching and Learning (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Joshua M Paiz,... Intersectional Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Issues in Modern Language Teaching and Learning (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Joshua M Paiz, James E. Coda
R4,634 Discovery Miles 46 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited book examines how sexuality and sexual identity intersect and interact with other identities and subjectivities - including but not limited to race, religion, gender, social class, ableness, and immigrant or refugee status - to form reinforcing webs of privilege and oppression that can have significant implications for language teaching and learning processes. The authors explore how these intersections may influence the teaching of different languages and how pedagogies can be devised to increase equitable access to language learning spaces. They seek to open the conversation on intersectional issues as they relate to sexuality and language teaching and learning, and provide a conversational space where readers can engage with the notion of intersectionality. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of applied linguistics and language education, gender and LGBTQ+ studies, and sociolinguistics, outlining possible future directions for intersectional research.

(No) Sex in Japan - A Sociology of Sexlessness in Intimate Relationships (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Alice Pacher (No) Sex in Japan - A Sociology of Sexlessness in Intimate Relationships (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Alice Pacher
R2,888 Discovery Miles 28 880 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book presents a sociological perspective on (non-)sexual intimate relationships in contemporary Japan. The phenomenon of sexlessness in intimate relationships has gained increasing attention in popular culture. However, few scholarly investigations exist in examining this striking trend in Japan. This book presents an analysis of the socio-structural elements within both academic and public discourses in Japanese culture relating to sexlessness in intimate relationships. Drawing from original interview research, the author provides insights into individuals' experiences and investigates the connection between sexual inactivity, sexuality and Japanese couples' satisfaction and well-being in their relationships. The book discusses how work environment, childbirth, infertility treatments, as well as past sexual experiences, extramarital affairs, and both unmarried and married couple relationships influence individual sexual behavior and consciousness. A broad overview of the meaning of sexuality through a cultural comparison with discourses on sexuality and interview results in Germany and Austria is also provided. To this end, the book calls into question whether sexlessness is a unique Japanese phenomenon or whether parallels and similarities might also be found in Western societies. Bringing together academic and public discourses on sexless couples, this book engages a rethinking of the meaning of sexuality, love, intimacy and relationships, both in and outside of Japan. It is of interest to students and scholars of Japanese studies, gender, sexology and sociology.

Keywords in Queer Sinophone Studies (Paperback): Howard Chiang, Alvin K. Wong Keywords in Queer Sinophone Studies (Paperback)
Howard Chiang, Alvin K. Wong
R1,346 Discovery Miles 13 460 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This volume showcases a vibrant wave of scholarship that explores the intersection of queer theory and Sinophone studies, consolidating an interdisciplinary framework for furthering transnational research into non-conforming genders, sexualities and bodies. Engaging with contemporary debates and controversies, Keywords in Queer Sinophone Studies presents a definitive collection of original contributions, which are both theoretically and empirically grounded and cross-disciplinary in nature. Individual chapters offer an in-depth study of new empirical data and case studies, covering keywords such as transpacific, viscerality, fandom, postcoloniality, ethnicity and activism. Imagining new conversations across several fields, including literature, film, communication, ethnic studies, anthropology, history, sociology and politics, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Queer Studies and Asian culture, literature and film, as well as gender and sexuality.

Women and Terrorism (Hardcover, 1996 ed.): Luisella De Cataldo Neuburger, Tiziana Valentini, Trans Leo Michael Hughes Women and Terrorism (Hardcover, 1996 ed.)
Luisella De Cataldo Neuburger, Tiziana Valentini, Trans Leo Michael Hughes
R2,642 Discovery Miles 26 420 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Women and Terrorism" analyses a new phenomenon of international concern: the participation of women in subversive terrorist movements. The book deals with four main issues: 1) women's participation in violent terrorist movements to discover the key to the psychological and sociological interpretation of their involvement in a life experience they are not traditionally associated with; 2) the different responses to 'penitentism' between men and women; 3) the psychological and social interpretation of women's support of armed struggle and an inquiry - through the personal experience of the women terrorists interviewed - into the reasons for women's greater resistance to repentance; 4) the use of the leads this inquiry has furnished for prognostic purposes and to predict and create conditions that facilitate repentance.

Gender, Disability, and Tourism in Africa - Intersectional Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Erisher Woyo, Hellen Venganai Gender, Disability, and Tourism in Africa - Intersectional Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Erisher Woyo, Hellen Venganai
R3,672 Discovery Miles 36 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the intersection of gender and disability in the context of tourism. In part, the book foregrounds feminist theorising of intersectionality by examining how gender can overlap with other social identities to contribute to more systemic oppression, domination, discrimination, and marginalisation of certain categories of people. Our point of departure is that disability does not operate in isolation as it is constituted and experienced within an already gendered social and tourism environment. With substantial research on the intersection of gender and tourism on the one hand, and the intersection of disability and tourism on the other hand, the interconnectedness of gender and disability and the implications this has on tourism policy and practice remains understudied. Thus, the book provides a critical lens that helps unpack underlying assumptions about gender and disability while questioning the dominant ideas about gender and disability reproduced through tourism policies and institutional practices in an African context. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers in Gender Studies, Disability Studies, and Tourism Studies, particularly those with a research interest in Africa.

Migrant Masculinities in Women's Writing - (In)Hospitality, Community, Vulnerability (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Ashwiny O.... Migrant Masculinities in Women's Writing - (In)Hospitality, Community, Vulnerability (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Ashwiny O. Kistnareddy
R2,882 Discovery Miles 28 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book examines the representation of masculinities in contemporary texts written by women who have immigrated into France or Canada from a range of geographical spaces. Exploring works by Leonora Miano (Cameroon), Fatou Diome (Senegal), Assia Djebar, Malika Mokeddem (Algeria), Ananda Devi (Mauritius), Ying Chen (China) and Kim Thuy (Vietnam), this study charts the extent to which migration generates new ways of understanding and writing masculinities. It draws on diverse theoretical perspectives, including postcolonial theory, affect theory and critical race theory, while bringing visibility to the many women across various historical and geographical terrains who write about (im)migration and the impact on men, even as these women, too, acquire a different position in the new society.

Gendering the International (Hardcover): Hakan Seckinelgin, Louiza Odysseos Gendering the International (Hardcover)
Hakan Seckinelgin, Louiza Odysseos
R1,404 Discovery Miles 14 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In Gendering the 'International', the contributors explore the different ways of analyzing gender in international studies beyond the state-centric perspective of International Relations (IR). They demonstrate that it is possible to think about 'the international' beyond the traditional framework of IR. They contend IR is a set of gendered practices, by critically examining ways in which gender discourses are deployed in the analyses of 'the international'. Furthermore, they reflect on the interactions between gender and globalizing forces in a post-colonial environment.

Rousseau in Drag - Deconstructing Gender (Hardcover): R. Kennedy Rousseau in Drag - Deconstructing Gender (Hardcover)
R. Kennedy
R1,395 Discovery Miles 13 950 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Through a series of close readings of most of Rousseau's major writings, this book provides a new interpretation of the eighteenth-century philosopher's sexual politics. The text argues that Rousseau's writings provide a critique of not only normative gender identity, but also normative familial and kinship relations.

The Entrepreneurial Process - Economic Growth, Men, Women, and Minorities (Hardcover): Paul Reynolds, Sammis B. White The Entrepreneurial Process - Economic Growth, Men, Women, and Minorities (Hardcover)
Paul Reynolds, Sammis B. White
R2,807 R2,541 Discovery Miles 25 410 Save R266 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Entrepreneurship is an extremely important, but little understood, component of the U.S. economy. This book aids that understanding by exploring the challenges and outcomes of the start-up phases of new firms. This is the first detailed, large-scale, longitudinally-based analysis of the entrepreneurial process. Three representative samples of new firms and two representative samples of nascent entrepreneurs (those attempting to start new firms) are used to consider a variety of factors that affect successful completion of the major transitions in the life of new businesses: conception, birth, and early development (survival and growth). Surprisingly, a substantial minority of start-ups become operational new firms. Among the many lessons the authors learn are that although new firm growth appears to reflect many factors, initial size is of special consequence. Not only are many general insights for entrepreneurs revealed, but the authors also pay special attention to the involvement of women and minorities in entrepreneurship and suggest effective government policy for different stages in the entrepreneurial process.

Urban Spaces and Gender in Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Divya Upadhyaya Joshi, Caroline Brassard Urban Spaces and Gender in Asia (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Divya Upadhyaya Joshi, Caroline Brassard
R4,725 Discovery Miles 47 250 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Exploring the relationship between place and identity, this book gathers 30 papers that highlight experiences from throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The countries profiled include China, India, Japan, Indonesia, and Thailand. Readers will gain a better understanding of how urbanization is affecting gender equity in Asian-Pacific cities in the 21st century. The contributing authors examine the practical implications of urban development and link them with the broader perspective of urban ecology. They consider how visceral experiences connect with structural and discursive spheres. Further, they investigate how multiple, interconnected relations of power shape gender (in)equity in urban ecologies, and address such issues as construction of Kawaii as an idealized femininity, diversity among homosexuals in urban India, and single women and rental housing. In turn, the authors present hitherto unexplored sub-themes from historiography and existentialist literary perspectives, and share a vast range of multi-disciplinary views on issues concerning gendered dispossession due to the impact of urban policy and governance. The topics covered include socio-spatial and ethnic segregation in urban spaces; intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and caste in urban spaces; and identity-based marginalization, including that of LGBT groups. Overall, the book brings together perspectives from the humanities and the social sciences, and represents a valuable contribution to the vital theoretical and practical debates on urbanism and gender equity.

Emerging Trends in Systems Engineering Leadership - Practical Research from Women Leaders (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Alice F.... Emerging Trends in Systems Engineering Leadership - Practical Research from Women Leaders (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Alice F. Squires, Marilee J. Wheaton, Heather J. Feli
R3,683 Discovery Miles 36 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book celebrates the efforts of women in the international systems engineering community. While there are dozens of books that tackle the topic of systems engineering and thousands of books that address leadership, this book is unique. Emerging Trends in Systems Engineering Leadership: Practical Research from Women Leaders presents personal, well-researched, hands-on perspectives of emerging trends in systems engineering leadership from industry, government, and academia, covering timely topics applicable across many domains - all under one cover. This book presents material for engineers, scientists, technologists, and others to help them tackle challenges in their everyday work dealing with complex socio-technical systems. The book provides guidance for leaders on shoring up essential (soft) skills to address the increasing demand for professional competencies; addresses diversity, equity, inclusion, and empowering women in the workforce; discusses broader facets of systems engineering leadership including systems thinking, ethics and utilitarianism; and investigates the impact of emerging technological change on systems resilience and the digital enterprise. This book provides a multi-perspective approach for leaders to navigate a changing world and develop and deliver optimal system solutions to global societal challenges that meet human needs. To this end, the authors extend beyond the solid technical base to encompass the human aspect of system behavior. This book is written by twenty-six female authors (three of whom also serve as the editors) from around the world at varying career stages who share their research, achievements, perspectives, and successes in emerging areas of systems engineering leadership. Testimonials: "As the systems that modern society depends on get more complicated and complex, we are in the midst of a renaissance with regard to research relating to systems engineering and science. A vast majority of this research is focused on the development of a modern toolkit for systems engineers today and into the future. This takes the form of new and improved methods, models, methodology, processes and tools. This research is critical but likely insufficient without a focus on the most valuable resource with regard to systems engineering within any organization - the human resource. Therein lies the focus of this textbook. It addresses systems engineering leadership from a variety of perspectives, while also addressing broad aspects relating to mentoring and the necessary evolving competencies that we need to address in today's workforce. This emphasis makes this book unique. The icing on the cake is that all the chapters in this textbook are written by contemporary women leaders - this provides a necessary and unique perspective on the topic of leadership - that is long overdue! I highly recommend this textbook to all my colleagues in academia, industry, and government." Dinesh Verma, Ph.D.Professor, Systems Engineering, School of Systems and EnterprisesExecutive Director, Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC)Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030 "The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of women who are formally recognized in systems engineering technical, management and leadership positions in all sectors. With industry, academia, professional systems engineering societies and publishers enabling and illuminating the growing and substantial contributions of women in engineering, women have unprecedented opportunities today to contribute to systems engineering in both leadership and management positions. This volume, a compendium of chapters written by enterprising international women leaders at various stages in their career, addresses diverse topics such as leadership, management, empowerment, equity, diversity, inclusion, and mentoring. It is a valuable resource for engineering management courses in academia, systems engineering leadership training in industry, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program development by Human Resource departments in industry, academia, and government." Azad M. Madni, Ph.D., NAENorthrop Grumman Foundation Fred O'Green Chair in Engineering Professor of Astronautics and Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringExecutive Director, Systems Architecting and Engineering ProgramUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Gender Matters - Race, Class and Sexuality in the Nineteenth-Century South (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): L. Whites Gender Matters - Race, Class and Sexuality in the Nineteenth-Century South (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
L. Whites
R1,419 Discovery Miles 14 190 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

What role did gender play in the secession crisis? How did it affect the loyalties of the civilian population during the Civil War? In what ways did it influence the formation of the Ku Klux Klan? How did it affect labor conflict in the postwar textile industry? Why was the first woman U.S. senator from the South? What role did sexuality "and" gender play in the explosion of racial violence in the late nineteenth century? These questions and many others concerning the critical role that gender played in the major events of the nineteenth-century South and the nation more generally are addressed in this fascinating collection of essays by renowned historian LeeAnn Whites. Together these pieces argue that gender matters not only in the lives of individuals, but also along racial and class lines across the social order. This provocative collection is ideal for classroom use, as it covers a broad chronological scope and range of events in Southern history.

Gender and Media - Representing, Producing, Consuming (Paperback, 2nd edition): Tonny Krijnen, Sofie Van Bauwel Gender and Media - Representing, Producing, Consuming (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Tonny Krijnen, Sofie Van Bauwel
R1,221 Discovery Miles 12 210 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Introduces students to the key debates, concepts, theories and approaches as they have developed within both gender and media studies Takes a very contemporary approach embracing debates around 'post-feminism' and the impact of new media, but also includes historical examples and scholarship, which allows students to see the wider context and to understand that current debates are not entirely new Clearly structured with a focus on three main themes: 'producing', 'representing', and 'consuming', providing students with a broad overview of gender-related issues in media and communication studies Broad themes are brought to life with a variety of examples from different media forms and different global contexts, enabling students to apply what they are learning to tangible examples. The second edition has been thoroughly updated with more contemporary global examples from popular culture, more on masculinities, and more attention to intersectionality throughout.

Fathers, Fathering, and Fatherhood - Queer Chicano/Mexicano Desire and Belonging (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Adelaida R Del... Fathers, Fathering, and Fatherhood - Queer Chicano/Mexicano Desire and Belonging (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Adelaida R Del Castillo, Gibran Guido
R3,346 Discovery Miles 33 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Bringing together a unique collection of narrative accounts based on the lived experience of queer Chicano/Mexicano sons, this book explores fathers, fathering, and fatherhood. In many ways, the contributors reveal the significance of fathering and representations of fatherhood in the context of queer male sexuality and identity across generations, cultures, class, and Mexican immigrant and Mexican American families. They further reveal how father figures-godfathers, grandfathers, and others-may nurture and express love and hope for the queer young men in their extended family. Divided into six sections, the book addresses the complexity of father-queer son relationships; family dynamics; the impact of neurodiverse mental health issues; the erotic, unsafe, and taboo qualities of desire; encounters with absent, estranged or emotionally distant fathers; and a critical analysis of father and queer son relationships in Chicano/Latino literature and film.

Body Image - Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children (Paperback, 4th edition): Sarah Grogan Body Image - Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children (Paperback, 4th edition)
Sarah Grogan
R1,549 Discovery Miles 15 490 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

* Takes a cultural development perspective, offering a unique approach which provides a clear, coherent framework for the book, and takes a balanced approach to quantitative and qualitative research * Features significant coverage of men and children as well as women, and contains useful indicators and lessons for how to promote positive body image, making this essential reading for students and academics across a range of disciplines, as well as professionals interested in body image * New edition includes the latest research and developments on topics including body image interventions, social media, incidence of dieting and cosmetic surgery, popular culture, and body scanning

The Economics of Gender and Mental Illness (Hardcover, New): D. E. Marcotte, V. Wilcox-Gok The Economics of Gender and Mental Illness (Hardcover, New)
D. E. Marcotte, V. Wilcox-Gok
R3,453 Discovery Miles 34 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While gender has so often been found to be an important determinant of prevalence and outcomes of mental illness, economists have rarely focused on gender differences as a central element of their analyses. In this volume, we direct the focus of research in the economics of mental health squarely on the topic of gender. Each paper in this volume provides insight into the ways in which women and men are afflicted and affected by mental illness in the labor market. This volume will provide the reader with a richer understanding of prevalence of mental disorders, the educational, employment and earnings impacts of psychiatric disease, and prospects for treating and providing access to health care for the mentally ill.

Medieval Mobilities - Gendered Bodies, Spaces, and Movements (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Basil Arnould Price, Jane Elizabeth... Medieval Mobilities - Gendered Bodies, Spaces, and Movements (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Basil Arnould Price, Jane Elizabeth Bonsall, Meagan Khoury
R3,654 Discovery Miles 36 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection explores the intersection of gender and mobility across the Global Middle Ages. Medieval Mobilities questions how medieval people, texts, images, and ideas move across physiological, geographical, literary, and spiritual boundaries. In what ways do these movements afford new configurations of gender, sexuality, and being? Enacting a dialogue between medieval studies, feminist thought, and queer theory, Medieval Mobilities proposes that attending to the undulations of premodern gender and sexuality may help destabilize unstated assumptions about ways of being and loving in the Middle Ages. This volume also brings together emergent and established scholars to challenge an increasingly static academy and instead envision a scholarly practice focused on intergenerational, international, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Drawing upon wide range of primary sources and theoretical frameworks, the resultant essays unsettle the imagined fixity of gender and propose alternative conceptualizations of embodiment, identity, and difference in the medieval world.

Global Governance Futures (Paperback): Rorden Wilkinson, Thomas G. Weiss Global Governance Futures (Paperback)
Rorden Wilkinson, Thomas G. Weiss
R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Devised to accompany and complement International Organization and Global Governance this title will engage advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking more specialized courses in international relations generally, and those pursuing coursework in international organization, law, and political economy. Offers a comprehensive overview of all the current 'hot topics' - Food, Climate, Covid-19, Cities, Cybersecurity, Human Rights. Pushes beyond the traditional fare of global governance studies and invites readers to adopt both a backward- and forward-looking view of global governance, to think through the future trajectory of world order. Chapters are situated in deep and rich historical contexts. The historicism prevalent throughout is a key strength because it forces readers to consider whether the present era is a historical breaking point between world orders. The editors remind readers of the value of taking the long view, and challenge contributors (and by extension, students) to come up with new theories or ideas for continuity and change in global governance.

Gender and Wildfire - Landscapes of Uncertainty (Paperback): Christine Eriksen Gender and Wildfire - Landscapes of Uncertainty (Paperback)
Christine Eriksen
R1,580 Discovery Miles 15 800 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In pursuit of lifestyle change, affordable property, and proximity to nature, people from all walks of life are moving to the wildland-urban interface. Tragic wildfires and a predicted increase in high fire danger weather with climate change have triggered concern for the safety of such amenity-led migrants in wildfire-prone landscapes. This book examines wildfire awareness and preparedness amongst women, men, households, communities and agencies at the interface between city and beyond. It does so through an examination of two regions where wildfires are common and disastrous, and where how to deal with them is a major political issue: southeast Australia and the west coast United States. It follows women's and men's stories of surviving, fighting, evacuating, living and working with wildfire to reveal the intimate inner workings of wildfire response - and especially the culturally and historically distinct gender relations that underpin wildfire resilience. Wildfire is revealed as much more than a "natural" hazard - it is far from gender-neutral. Rather, wildfire is an important means through which traditional gender roles and power relations are maintained despite changing social circumstances. Women's and men's subjectivities are shaped by varying senses of inclusion, exclusion, engagement and disengagement with wildfire management. This leads to the reproduction of gender identities with clear ramifications for if, how and to what extent women and men prepare for wildfire.

The Eroticizing of HIV - Viral Fantasies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Jaime Garcia-Iglesias The Eroticizing of HIV - Viral Fantasies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Jaime Garcia-Iglesias
R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines sexual fantasies and their influence on everyday life through the stories of twenty-two men who introduce themselves as bugchasers, i.e. gay men who eroticize HIV. The author defines bugchasing, charts its history and contexts, and considers how it has changed in the age of internet and PrEP. Through the participants, their experiences and contexts, this text also theorizes about sexual fantasies, seeking to understand how people define sexual fantasies and use the internet as a space to navigate their desires, meet others, and find support. Chapters also consider the practical implications of fantasy, most notably, how fantasies influence men's decisions around HIV prevention and care. This book speaks to renewed interest in both the AIDS crisis and the sociology of everyday life to illustrate how fantasies such as bugchasing appear, evolve, and adapt. This book will be of interest to scholars focused on queer studies, sexuality studies, gender studies, and healthcare.

Feminist New Materialisms, Sport and Fitness - A Lively Entanglement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Holly Thorpe, Julie Brice,... Feminist New Materialisms, Sport and Fitness - A Lively Entanglement (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Holly Thorpe, Julie Brice, Marianne Clark
R2,661 Discovery Miles 26 610 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book offers the first critical examination of the contributions of feminist new materialist thought to the study of sport, fitness, and physical culture. Bringing feminist new materialist theory into a lively dialogue with sport studies, it highlights the possibilities and challenges of engaging with posthumanist and new materialist theories. With empirical examples and pedagogical offerings woven throughout, the book makes complex new materialist concepts and theories highly accessible. It vividly illustrates sporting matter as lively, vital, and agentic. Engaging specifically with the methodological, theoretical, ethical and political challenges of feminist new materialisms, it elaborates understandings of moving bodies and their entanglements with human, non-human, technological, biological, cultural, and environmental forces in contemporary society. This book extends humanist, representationalist, and discursive approaches that have characterized the landscape of critical research on active bodies, and invites new imaginings and articulations for sport and moving bodies in uncertain times and unknown futures. View the video abstracts for each of the book's chapter here: Chapter 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UQy7aq1k20&list=PLdbxSLlj0ri04cOHxK37TfaQg0IAv6Znf&index=1 Chapter 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM-Q4FmW6h8&list=PLdbxSLlj0ri04cOHxK37TfaQg0IAv6Znf&index=2 Chapter 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0VxosyyrKg&list=PLdbxSLlj0ri04cOHxK37TfaQg0IAv6Znf&index=3 Chapter 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN9b58fPISA&list=PLdbxSLlj0ri04cOHxK37TfaQg0IAv6Znf&index=4 Chapter 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM3Ss_Tz0ZY&list=PLdbxSLlj0ri04cOHxK37TfaQg0IAv6Znf&index=5 Chapter 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNbSBThlR6s&list=PLdbxSLlj0ri04cOHxK37TfaQg0IAv6Znf&index=6 Chapter 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRAGwH8UOY&list=PLdbxSLlj0ri04cOHxK37TfaQg0IAv6Znf&index=7

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