Feminist Frontiers [Paperback]

Verta Taylor (Author), Nancy Whittier (Author), Leila Rupp (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073196088 | ISBN-13: 978-0073196084 | Publication Date: April 6, 2007 | Edition: 7

The most widely used anthology of feminist writings and the first to incorporate issues of sexual orientation and sexual diversity, Feminist Frontiers has stood the test of time. With classic and contemporary readings that cut across disciplines and generational lines, Feminist Frontiers presents the full diversity of women's issues and experiences, exploring their similarities as well as their interconnected differences. Feminist Frontiers offers analyses of the causes and consequences of gender inequality in a global context and introduces students to feminist theory and methodology. A sociological analysis opens each of the four parts and eleven sections of the book. Boxed inserts featuring personal stories, news articles, and other items from popular culture complement the readings.

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About the Author

Verta Taylor is Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She teaches courses on gender, feminism, women�s studies. and social movements and has won numerous teaching awards, including an Ohio State University Distinguished Teaching Award, a Multicultural Teaching Award, an Outstanding Faculty Award from the Office of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies and, most recently, a University Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award for her role as Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at Ohio State. Taylor also received the Sociologists for Women in Society�s Mentoring Award and has served as Feminist Lecturer for Sociologists for Women in Society. She has served on more than a dozen editorial boards, as Chair of the Sex and Gender and the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Sections of the American Sociological Association, and as Chair of the Committee on the Status of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Sociologists of the American Sociological Association. She is author of Rock-a-by Baby: Feminim, Self-Help and Postpartum Depression; and coauthor with Leila J. Rupp of Survival in the Doldrums: The American Women's Rights Movement, 1945 to the 1960s and Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret. Her writings have appeared in numerous scholarly collections and journals such as Signs, Gender And Society, The American Sociological Review, Social Problems, Mobilization, and the Journal of Marriage and the Family.. .

Nancy Whittier is Associate Professor of Sociology and a member of the Women's Studies Program Committee at Smith College. She teaches courses on gender, social movements, queer politics, and research methods. She received her Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, where she held a University Fellowship and a Presidential Dissertation Fellowship.. . Professor Whittier is the author of Feminist Generations: The Persistence of the Radical Women's Movement, which traces the evolution of radical feminism over the past 25 years and examines intergenerational differences within the women's movement. Her work on the women's movement, social movement culture and collective identity, and activist generations has appeared in numerous scholarly collections and journals. She is currently co-editing a volume on new directions in social movement theory. She is also working on a book about the gender politics of the movement against child sexual abuse and its opponents..

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 7 edition (April 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073196088
• ISBN-13: 978-0073196084
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #389,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Something for Everyone!, August 6, 2008

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Heather George "The Feline Vamp" (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is a compilation of essays done by both male and female authors. It shows the diversity of topics, issues, and points of views of feminists. This book was my text book for Women's Studies 101 and I didn't have to read all of it for the class, but I found myself reading a lot of the other essays because the topic was interesting to me or I identified with it or it was a topic I wanted to know more about. It broadened my view of how feminists aren't just about equality for women, but for everyone including breaking stereotypes that men have to endure. I kept this book even after my class was over. I recommend this book to everyone !

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, February 9, 2009

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Sandy Castro "The Squirrel" - See all my reviews
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I really like this book. I purchased this book for my Women's Studies class and I really enjoy reading it. It contains interesting articles from various writers. It covers many topics from oppression to work segregation and more. Every articles connects to another and all were done based off of research. Overall, this has to got to be a really amazing book to read.

5.0 out of 5 stars I agree with Heather George: good essays!, December 12, 2008

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Kate (West Jeff, OH) - See all my reviews

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Very good essays. They will enlighten you and you will start to see life a little differently. Also, they are not boring if you are worried about that!