Third-Wave Feminism and the Politics of Gender in Late Modernity (Hardcover)

Within a social context where gender equality has been formally established as a social good and where feminism is generally dismissed as having achieved its purpose, third wave feminism offers an analysis of gender relations and feminist politics that has caused extensive debate. Situating third wave feminism within a late modern, postfeminist gender order this book offers a critical analysis of the assumptions that underpin the third wave perspective focusing on the solutions that third wave feminism proposes to counteract the popular perception that feminism has lost its relevance in today's society. In this analysis, the conceptual and theoretical resources that a third wave feminist perspective offers for advancing an understanding of the current state of a feminist 'politics of the self' are assessed and the claim that a set of new practices and identities are required to progress feminist interests is explored, focusing specifically upon the reconstruction of femininity through the ideals of autonomy, individuality and self-management.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	S. Budgeon
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-58090-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-230-58090-4
Barcode:	9780230580909

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