Women, Politics, and American Society (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Nancy E. McGlen (Author), Karen J. O'Connor (Author), Laura Van Assendelft (Author), Wendy Gunther-Canada (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 27, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0321202317 | ISBN-13: 978-0321202314 | Edition: 4

A must-read for anyone wishing to understand the history and present-day political reality of women in the United States, this fascinating book explores three basic themes: political rights and realities, employment and educational rights and realities, and familial and reproductive rights and realities. Women, Politics, and American Society first traces the efforts of women to achieve rights in those areas and then tries to answer the question of why women still fall short of full equality.

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This is the first text to provide a comprehensive exploration of where women are today in America, how they got to this point, and what changes still need to be made before full equality can be reached. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Longman; 4 edition (May 27, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321202317
• ISBN-13: 978-0321202314
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #979,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent, Updated Survey of the Women's Movement, April 28, 2002

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Richard A. Birdsall (Jacksonville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Women, Politics, and American Society (Paperback)

This just-updated history of the women's movement is an excellent introduction to the field. The book surveys the 150-year history of the movement and provides lots of good-looking graphs and tables of the current situation.

I use this book in my 2000-level course on race, gender and politics and find it very readable for my mostly 1st- and 2nd-year students. The students like the book as well.

If you want a well-organized, readable, and current survey of the movement and the current status of women in America, I wholly recommend this book.

3.0 out of 5 stars Women, Politics and the American Society, September 24, 2011

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This review is from: Women, Politics, and American Society (5th Edition) (Longman Classics in Political Science) (Paperback)

This book arrived in a timely fashion and in great condition. It has been very useful. I would recommend this product.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars HoHum, March 12, 2011

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This review is from: Women, Politics, and American Society (4th Edition) (Paperback)

I dont want textbooks to tell me what to believe. I want judgement-free data. I know it is increasingly difficult to come across textbooks without a leftist slant, but that doesnt make it any less disappointing when I have to use one.