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Gender and Development (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
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Gender and Development (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
Series: Routledge Perspectives on Development
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Price R444
Discovery Miles 4 440
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Global financial problems, rising food prices, climate change,
international migration - increasingly by women - conflict
situations in many poor countries, the spread of tropical diseases
such as malaria and dengue fever and the increased incidence of
HIV/AIDS and TB, and changing patterns of trade have all added new
dimensions to gender issues in developing countries. These problems
are frequently being brought to public attention in the media and
through long-haul tourism. Consequently students' interest in
gender and development has grown considerably in the last few
years. This updated second edition provides a concise, accessible
introduction to Gender and Development issues in the developing
world and in the transition countries of Eastern and Central
Europe. The nine chapters include discussions on changes in
theoretical approaches, gender complexities and the Millennium
Development Goals; social and biological reproduction including
differing attitudes to family planning by states and variation in
education and access to housing; differences in health and violence
at major life stages for women and men and natural disasters and
gender roles in rural and urban areas. The penultimate chapter
considers the impact of broad economic changes such as the
globalization of trade and communications on gender differences in
economic activity and the final chapter addresses international
progress towards gender equality as measured by the global gender
gap. The text is particularly strong on environmental aspects and
the new edition builds on this to consider the effects of climate
change and declining natural resources illustrated by a case study
of changing gender roles in fishing in India. There is also
enhanced coverage of topics such as global trade, sport as a
development tool, masculinities, and sustainable agriculture. Maps,
statistics, references and boxed case studies have been updated
throughout and their coverage widened. Gender and Development is
the only broad based introduction to the topic written specifically
for a student audience. It features student friendly items such as
chapter learning objectives, discussion questions, annotated guides
to further reading and websites. The text is enlivened throughout
with examples and case studies drawn from the author's worldwide
field research and consultancies with international development
agencies over four decades and her experience of teaching the topic
to undergraduates and postgraduates in many countries. It will be
an essential text for a variety of courses on development, women's
studies, sociology, anthropology and geography.
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