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The Everyday World As Problematic: A Feminist Sociology (New England Series On Feminist Theory) Paperback – March 2, 1989
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Winner of the American Sociological Association's Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award (1999)
Winner of the Jessie Bernard Award for Feminist Sociology (1993)
In this collection of essays, sociologist Dorothy E. Smith develops a method for analyzing how women (and men) view contemporary society from specific gendered points of view. She shows how social relations – and the theories that describe them – must express the concrete historical and geographical details of everyday lives. A vital sociology from the standpoint of women, the volume is applicable to a variety of subjects, and will be especially useful in courses in sociological theory and methods.
- Print length251 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherNortheastern University Press
- Publication dateMarch 2, 1989
- Dimensions6.66 x 0.6 x 8.42 inches
- ISBN-101555530362
- ISBN-13978-1555530365
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Dorothy Edith Smith is a Canadian sociologist with research interests, besides in sociology, in many disciplines including women's studies, psychology, and educational studies, as well as sub-fields of sociology including feminist theory, family studies, and methodology. She also founded the sociological sub-disciplines of feminist Standpoint theory and Institutional Ethnography.
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- Publisher : Northeastern University Press; First Edition (March 2, 1989)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 251 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1555530362
- ISBN-13 : 978-1555530365
- Item Weight : 12.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.66 x 0.6 x 8.42 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,335,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,452 in Feminist Theory (Books)
- #5,275 in Literary Criticism & Theory
- #10,663 in Sociology Reference
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2020All good!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014This is a brilliant book challenging all thinkers to consider what knowledge is missing, overlooked and subjugated. A great read.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2016This book is well written and full of contemporary theory.
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TrentReviewed in Canada on January 7, 20165.0 out of 5 stars Classic read
It's a classic - what else can you say? If you only read one of Dorothy Smith's books, this would be my suggestion.




