Gender studies: women and girls Books
Yale University Press Spectacular Flirtations Viewing the Actress in
Book SynopsisDuring the Georgian period there was a remarkable proliferation of seductive visual imagery and written accounts of female performers. Focusing on the close relationship between the dramatic and visual arts at this time, this book explores popular ideas of the actress as coquette, 'whore', celebrity, muse, and creative agent.
£42.75
Yale University Press Women and the Religion of Ancient Israel
Book SynopsisA synthetic reconstruction of women’s religious engagement and experiences in preexilic IsraelTrade Review“This monumental book examines a wealth of data from the Bible, archaeology, and ancient Near Eastern texts and iconography to provide a clear, comprehensive, and compelling analysis of women’s religious lives in preexilic times.”—Carol Meyers, Duke University“Ackerman’s expertise as a leading historian of Israelite religion is on full display, as she weaves expert analysis of Hebrew Bible and extrabiblical sources with material culture. She grounds her extensive study of the religious traditions of ancient Israelite women with rigorously close readings of our partial and complicated texts, situating her analysis within a keen understanding of the cultures and practices of the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean worlds. This book is an impressive contribution filling a critical need—a must read.”—Theodore J. Lewis, author of The Origin and Character of God: Ancient Israelite Religion through the Lens of Divinity“In this richly illustrated and meticulously researched book, Ackerman invites us into the homes and sacred sites of ancient Israel to witness unexpected roles for women—guarding temple entrances, making pilgrimages, and preparing offerings for the household gods.”—Cynthia R. Chapman, author of The House of the Mother: The Social Roles of Maternal Kin in Biblical Hebrew Narrative and Poetry“The culmination of decades of scholarly study, this landmark work illuminates the important and varied roles of women in ancient Israelite religion. Ackerman thoughtfully probes the where, when, and who of women’s religious life in pre-exilic Israel, insightfully situating the biblical evidence within the cultural and religious life of Iron Age Israel, as revealed by extra-biblical texts, iconography, and the archaeological record. Clearly written and richly documented, this book is most highly recommended.”—Mark S. Smith, Princeton Theological Seminary “This book will change the way you have long thought about women in the world of the Bible. It reads like a conversation with a brilliant scholar. Susan Ackerman has written wonderful things before, but this is her magnum opus. Full of intelligence and insight, it tells the story of women and Israelite religion in a new and completely compelling way.”—Karel van der Toorn, University of Amsterdam “This superb book, distilling a lifetime of scholarship, presents a fine-grained picture of women’s religion in the pre-exilic period. Innovative and erudite, it illuminates the world of the Bible in unexpected and profound ways. Ackerman’s book is a classic.”—Ronald Hendel, University of California–Berkeley
£37.05
Yale University Press Legal Codes and Talking Trees
Book SynopsisKatrina Jagodinsky's enlightening history is the first to focus on indigenous women of the Southwest and Pacific Northwest and the ways they dealt with the challenges posed by the existing legal regimes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In most western states, it was difficult if not impossible for Native women to inherit property, raise mixed-race children, or take legal action in the event of rape or abuse. Through the experiences of six indigenous women who fought for personal autonomy and the rights of their tribes, Jagodinsky explores a long yet generally unacknowledged tradition of active critique of the U.S. legal system by female Native Americans. Published in cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist UniversityTrade ReviewWinner of the 2017 Armitage-Jameson Book Prize given by the Coalition for Western Women's History.“Legal Codes and Talking Trees is original and without comparison. I have yet to see a similar study that delves so deeply and widely in recovering the experiences of Native women in the U.S. legal system and broader society." —Miroslava Chavez-Garcia, University of California, Santa Barbara“Using very original research, Jagodinsky’s book offers us a paradox. How could legal systems in the North American West empower and enrich White men, ensnare and enslave Native women, but also enable some women to cut the ties that bound them?” —Anne Hyde, University of Oklahoma “Jagodinsky's engrossing stories of indigenous women who sought justice in colonial forums vividly illustrate how such legal contests served to define racial identities, women's status, Indians' options, and social boundaries in the American West.” —Alexandra Harmon, author of Indians in the Making “Katrina Jagodinsky has done what I’ve long thought impossible: crafted a comparative history that is as much about people’s lives as it is about social forces and legal structures. Legal Codes and Talking Trees establishes a new method for casting our eyes across borders and nations.”—James F. Brooks, author of Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat'ovi Massacre"This is a beautifully written and remarkable book, ably researched and profoundly important. Through six carefully chosen case studies, Legal Codes and Talking Trees inspires a new understanding of the meaning and nature of colonization and resistance." Lindsay G. Robertson, author of Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of Their LandsWinner of the 2017 Armitage-Jameson Book Prize given by the Coalition for Western Women's History. -- Armitage-Jameson Book Prize * Coalition for Western Women's History *
£999.99
Yale University Press Ruth
Book SynopsisA wide-ranging exploration of the story of Ruth, a foreigner who became the founding mother of the Davidic dynastyTrade Review“A ‘migrant gleaner’ in her own right, Pardes moves easily from one cultural landscape to another and harvests insight wherever she goes. Her readings of Ruth’s reimaginings are consistently excellent.”—Steven Weitzman, author of The Origin of the Jews“A virtuoso exploration of the Book of Ruth as an admirable touchstone in the realms of literature, art, and human values. Ilana Pardes foregrounds the timeless emergency of migrants and refugees with compassion and depth.”—Galit Hasan-Rokem, author of Web of Life
£16.14
Yale University Press Chryssa New York
Book SynopsisThe first major publication in more than thirty years on contemporary artist Chryssa, an innovator of light art
£38.00
Yale University Press All These Liberations
Book SynopsisA dynamic look at the vast creative production of contemporary women artists from around the globe
£33.25
WW Norton & Co Lady Byron and Her Daughters
Book SynopsisA startling re-evaluation of Lady Byron’s marriage and the untold story of her complex life as a single mother and progressive force.Trade Review"Markus writes with commendable authority on certain aspects of Annabella's life." -- Literary Review"... lucid biography..." -- Nature"The book presents a firm case against history's 'overwhelming devotion to male genius' and gives Lady Byron the attention she deserves." -- Country Life
£21.84
WW Norton & Co After Emily
Book SynopsisThe untold story of the mother and daughter who opened the door to Emily Dickinson's poetry.Trade Review"... angering but finally inspiring After Emily... " -- New Statesman"A fascinating piece of literary scholarship and biography... told in mesmerising and quick-paced detail. It is also beautifully-produced, with a number of photographic plates and manuscript materials. Dobrow’s work has the quality both of biography and of a thrilling soap-opera." -- The Irish Times"Mesmerizing... If you’re interested in [Emily Dickinson], intellectual property issues, or juicy behind-the-scenes literary history, After Emily is your book." -- Michael Dirda - The Washington Post"Long overdue... At the end of her book, Ms. Dobrow wonders what Mabel and Millicent would think of her good work. Doubtless, they’d be very pleased." -- Brenda Wineapple - The Wall Street Journal
£20.89
WW Norton & Co Yogurt Whey
Book SynopsisA collection of recipes reflecting a life affected by immigration, community, adaptation and experimentation—and sublime, old-world, creamy yoghurtTrade Review"[Dashtaki’s] movingly articulated sentiments and stories — and the recipes they’ve inspired — will have many of us absorbed." -- The Los Angeles Times
£28.49
WW Norton & Co Leftover in China The Women Shaping the Worlds
Book SynopsisChina’s single women—are they the source of its future?Trade Review"Lake’s strong connection to Chinese culture and society jumps off the pages of Leftover in China, in which she playfully and compellingly offers a window into the female experience in modern China, explaining fascinating concepts that are unique to modern-day society." -- What’s On Weibo"What a fascinating book. Roseann Lake captures China’s tense sociopolitical climate today, as their ancient, deeply rooted traditions, values and beliefs about sex, romance and marriage clash with the powerful current trend toward individualism in this dedicated collectivist society. The aftershocks of the 'one-child' policy; Chinese women entering the market in droves; today’s antiquated Chinese courtship codes; this book depicts the profound global shift in human family life with elegance, clarity, insight, humor, and verve. It's a great read." -- Helen Fisher"Lake’s... book paints a vivid picture of how China’s young people, faced with a broadly conservative culture, are trying to cope." -- The Guardian
£19.94
WW Norton & Co In Search of a Beautiful Freedom
Book SynopsisLively, insightful writings on Black music, feminism, literature and events from a masterful critic and master teacher (Walton Myumba, Boston Globe)
£15.19
WW Norton & Co After Emily
Book SynopsisThe untold story of the mother and daughter who opened the door to Emily Dickinson's poetry.Trade Review"... angering but finally inspiring After Emily…" -- New Statesman
£14.24
WW Norton & Co Kitchen Yarns
Book SynopsisIn this warm collection of essays and recipes, best-selling author Ann Hood nourishes both our bodies and our souls.Trade Review"These tales of ingredients, recipes, and meals will lift your spirits." -- Bethanne Patrick - The Washington Post"Hood’s essays are like hot chocolate, cozy and warm. Her collection of meditations on food and life touches the big themes." -- Editor's Choice - The New York Times Book Review
£12.34
WW Norton & Co Deep Creek Finding Hope in the High Country
Book SynopsisWinner of the 2020 Reading the West Advocacy Award Winner of the 2020 Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfiction "This is a book for all of us, right now." —Cheryl Strayed, author of WildTrade Review"Pam Houston is in possession of a deep, heart- achingly beautiful love for her own personal piece of earth. And as equally deep is her ability for hope." -- Sara Cutaia - Chicago Review of Books"Insightful and evocative" -- Nathan Devel - Los Angeles Times"Pam Houston is the rodeo queen of American letters. In Deep Creek, her voice has never been more fully realized, and her message never more important." -- Samantha Dunn, author of Not by Accident"Good writing can make you envious, no matter how foreign the terrain. Other times, you read a good memoir and find yourself wanting to track down the author and become friends. A third kind of book is so insightful and evocative, you shelve it beside other favorite and instructive titles. Deep Creek might just do all three." -- Nathan Deuel - Los Angeles Times"Pam Houston's Deep Creek is (of course) fantastic." -- Heather Hansman - Outside"There are few books I have read that remind me how knowing a place, studying a place—the soil and weather and beasts and flora and trails and light at a given time of year, and scent at another, and sounds at another—is one of the ways we heal, one of the ways we de-alienate, one of the ways we return to what we are—the earth; our home. Pam Houston’s Deep Creek is a miracle this way. It reminds us how to get home." -- Ross Gay, author of The Book of Delights"Deep Creek is a love letter to earth, animals, and the best of humanity. Pam Houston has taken our heartache and woven it back into hope. Her stories of love, loss, and a life lived in relationship to land give us good reasons not to give up on ourselves or each other. This is the book we need right now to remind us how to endure—passionately. An unstoppable heart song." -- Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Misfit’s Manifesto"In the face of the world’s turmoil, this book is utter clarity. In the face of the world’s harshness, this book is a soft place to land.… If you find yourself careening toward despair, pick up Deep Creek and read even just one page. The words there will lift you back to hope—not the sentimental kind, but the kind that can and does change the world for the better. What gratitude we owe to Pam Houston for writing it." -- B. K. Loren, author of Animal, Mineral, Radical"Full of wisdom, wit, and loving attention, Pam Houston’s survey of her life and land should be required reading for anyone who loves this planet we call home." -- Camille T. Dungy, author of Guidebook to Relative Strangers"Houston has a great range of vision, and she’s fun to read. She gets the land right.… In this perfectly American memoir, a restless heart finds its place." -- Craig Childs, author of Atlas of a Lost World"Pam Houston is in possession of a deep, heart-achingly beautiful love for her own personal piece of earth. And as equally deep is her ability for hope. In a time where the world is either drowning, or burning, or being drilled-into, Houston’s outlook promises a better tomorrow—even if that means we’re no longer here." -- Sara Cutaia - Chicago Review of Books"If Cowboys Are My Weakness was Pam Houston’s call to millions of women—blasting us with self-recognition of how we give away our own power—then her new book is the response to that call." -- Amy Reardon - Rumpus
£12.34
WW Norton & Co Sounds Like Titanic A Memoir
Book SynopsisA young woman leaves Appalachia for life as a classical musicianor so she thinks.Trade Review"Sardonic, moving." -- The New Yorker"Brave and captivating." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books"[An] outrageously funny, shrewdly meta memoir." -- O, The Oprah Magazine
£12.34
WW Norton & Co Sisters and Rebels A Struggle for the Soul of
Book SynopsisThree sisters from the American South wrestle with orthodoxies of race, sexuality and privilege.
£15.19
WW Norton & Co The Season
Book SynopsisIn this enthralling history of the debutante ritual, Kristen Richardson sheds new light on contemporary ideas about women and marriage.Trade Review"... fascinating social history..." -- The best of 2020 so far - Tatler"... entertaining and illuminating new book..." -- The Lady"Step into colonial Philadelphia and Jane Austen’s England, America’s Antebellum South and Mrs Astor’s parties, and learn how some of the young women felt about being put on display." -- On the Bookshelf - Choice"... Kristen Richardson’s sharp account of how the season evolved from its early days after the Protestant Reformation in England, through its conquest of a newly independent America, to its leap into Russia and China, is a more absorbing story than any period drama." -- Financial Times"Richardson has made a valiant effort to unearth some worthwhile social commentary. To this end, she presents a detailed examination of modern debutante societies... [Her] engaging study deserves credit for its persistently humane treatment of her subjects..." -- The Telegraph
£19.94
WW Norton & Co Secrets We Kept Three Women of Trinidad
Book SynopsisAn eloquent new Caribbean literary voice reveals the hidden trauma and fierce resilience of one Trinidadian family.Trade Review"One reads Sital’s story appalled and moved by the suffering of these indomitable women…A reader can only applaud the author who has so skillfully preserved them in such loving, precise detail." -- Sheila Kohler - New York Times"This is a striking book. And the strength, bravery and sheer will of the women will make you glad you read it" -- Lucy Kogler - Lit Hub"In this stunning, unforgettable memoir, Krystal Sital writes with unflinching honesty, exploring with great depth and complexity her grandmother's liberation after her grandfather's death and the complications that arise from this fiery matriarch's quest to selfhood after years of abuse and servitude. A brilliant account of gender inequality and the burdens we bear as women in the Caribbean." -- Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun"Once a decade or so, if we're fortunate, comes a book that seems to insist itself into being, on that rises from the heartbreakingly silent depths of the voiceless. Secrets We Kept is that book. It is a love song to the author's Trinidadian mother and grandmother, yes, but it is also a hymn of justice to the ignored and forgotten wounds of enduring and resilient women throughout the ages. It is a tribute to truth in the face of denial. It is a deeply resonant, timely, and necessary work of art." -- Andre Dubus III, author of Gone So Long"Powerful and heart-wrenching, Krystal Sital's beautifully written memoir, Secrets We Kept, details her family history on Trinidad, as her grandmother and mother finally unleash their voices to uncover the brutal truth of who her grandfather truly was." -- Jean Kwok, author of Mambo in Chinatown and Girl in Translation"Krystal A. Sital brings the generations of her family powerfully to life, rendering their struggles and determination with courage and compassion. I love how it is first the sense of voice that constitutes place; it means that the most vivid world I find myself in is the one inside each of Sital’s family members, rendered with an honest, rigorous love." -- Tracy K. Smith, author of Ordinary Light and Poet Laureate of the United States"Krystal A. Sital is no less than a ventriloquist, giving breath and voice to three generations of courageous Trinidadian women through bracing, evocative prose." -- Gaiutra Bahadur, author of the Orwell Prize-shortlisted Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture"In luminous, aching prose, Krystal A. Sital summons a rich polyphony of voices, spanning generations. As these voices build and weave with dazzling intricacy across the years and the miles, they form a reckoning, a prayer, an unforgettable testament to the strength of women in response to violence, the myriad ways that they are able to remake the unspeakable into extraordinary acts of love. Sital's ability to look straight at the unspoken traumas of her family and give them voice, with both compassion and unsparing honesty, is the ultimate expression of love." -- Inara Verzemnieks, author of Among the Living and the Dead"Intricate, searing, Krystal A. Sital’s multi-generation tale draws from the true voices of the women in her family. Written in prose both gently loving and harrowing, she gives us their pain, their endurance—and their ultimate strength. A remarkable feat of storytelling, a testament to the power of listening, and a crucial contribution to Caribbean literature." -- Marina Budhos, author of Watched and The Professor of Light"Krystal A. Sital’s Secrets We Kept is a masterful exploration of family history and hurt. With her grandfather unresponsive and close to death, Sital bears witness to her mother and grandmother’s recollections of life in Trinidad with him and tries to reconcile two versions of this man: the gentle grandfather who played with her, and the tyrant who beat his wife, sister, and children. Secrets We Kept investigates storytelling itself and the gaps between a life lived and its different, at times clashing depictions. It should be required reading for students of creative nonfiction." -- Jeannie Vanasco, author of The Glass Eye and Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl
£19.94
WW Norton & Co These Fevered Days
Book SynopsisAn engaging, intimate portrait of Emily Dickinson that sheds new light on her ground-breaking poetry.Trade Review"Martha Ackmann is a rare scholar. She is steeped in her subject's work, but also fills her book with the light and sounds of Dickinson's home. Dickinson is at once the most mysterious and yet most accessible of American poets, and she led what has been called the most remarkable unremarkable life in American letters. Ackmann does justice to this creative paradox in her warm and stirring book." -- Cullen Murphy - The Atlantic
£19.94
WW Norton & Co Code Name Madeleine A Sufi Spy in NaziOccupied
Book SynopsisThe dramatic story of Noor Inayat Khan, a secret agent for the British in occupied France.
£18.99
WW Norton & Co Still Mad
Book SynopsisA brilliant, sweeping history of the contemporary women's movement told through the lives and works of the literary women who shaped it.Trade Review"They’ve done it again! The personal, the political, the literary, the critical—the brilliant literary team of Gilbert and Gubar extend their foundational studies of women’s writing to encompass the twenty-first century. Tracing the key events and writers of the second wave of the women’s movement from the 1950s to the election of Biden and Harris, they map the tumultuous, explosive, and ongoing energies of American women’s writing. Make space on your bookshelf for this lively and indispensable volume." -- Elaine Showalter, professor emerita of English, Princeton University"Still Mad is clever, playful and full of memorable turns of phrase… and its combination of ideas, clear prose and enthralling stories will make it an important text not only for literary scholars and historians but also for the general reader." -- Martha Rampton - Literary Review
£20.89
WW Norton & Co Essential Essays
Book SynopsisA career-spanning selection of the lucid, courageous and boldly political prose of National Book Award winner Adrienne Rich.Trade Review"I once read that a blue whale’s arteries are so large that an adult human could swim through them. That’s what entering these essays feels like — to flow along with the pulses of Rich’s intelligence, to be enveloped by her capacious heart and mind." -- International New York Times"Rich urges us to stand up, look around and question outdated politics in a startlingly modern flourish. These essays are aptly named; they are indeed essential." -- The Irish Times
£20.89
WW Norton & Co Code Name Madeleine
Book SynopsisThe dramatic story of Noor Inayat Khan, a secret agent for the British in occupied France.
£12.34
John Wiley & Sons Inc Women and Philanthropy
Book SynopsisWomen & Philanthropy Women''s philanthropy has led the way in virtually reinventing the world of fundraising and ways of giving. When women make a gift, are in a leadership position, or volunteer their time to a nonprofit or charitable organization, they tend to base their efforts on solid principles such as compassion, values, vision, and responsibility. Women are increasingly engaged in giving circles, global giving, transformative gifts, entrepreneurial giving, faith-based giving, family and couple giving, and social change gifts. Based on extensive interviews and the authors'' combined half century of experience, Women and Philanthropy shares new ways to better engage women in giving, as well as insights into developing women leaders in the nonprofit arena, and advises women seeking to develop as philanthropic leaders and shape the future for the better. Women and Philanthropy explores women''s philanthropic endeavors, offering a wealth of informatiTable of ContentsWeb Contents ix Foreword xiii Preface xvii Acknowledgments xxiii About the Authors xxvii PART ONE Acknowledging the Differences 1 1 Women Are Not Little Men 3 2 The Power of the Purse 19 PART TWO The Hows and Whys of Women’s Philanthropy 33 3 From Bag Ladies to Bold Divas: The Media and Changing Stereotypes 35 4 Women’s Giving: The Six Cs Plus Three 43 5 Stages, Styles, and Generations 65 PART THREE Building Bridges to the Other Half 93 6 Nonprofits’ Future: Gender-Sensitive Development 95 7 Bringing Women to the Table 117 8 Women’s Philanthropy Programs and Giving Circles 133 9 Taught or Caught: Donor Education 155 PART FOUR The Future of Philanthropy 179 10 Bold Women Giving Boldly: New Frontiers of Women’s Philanthropy 181 11 The Age of Women’s Philanthropy 205 Resource A: Focus Group Sample Questions 215 Resource B: The Million Dollar Exercise 217 Resource C: What’s It All About? Money and Me 221 Resource D: Experiences with Philanthropy: Current Giving Patterns and Family Values 223 Resource E: The Power of the Purse 225 Resource F: Resource Papers 229 Notes 231 Index 247
£37.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Women and Educational Leadership
Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book presents a new way of looking at leadership that is anchored in research on women leaders in education. The authors examine how successful women in education lead and offer suggestions and ideas for developing and honing these exemplary leadership practices.Table of ContentsForeword by Beverly Hall ix Introduction: Women Leaders Redefine Leadership 1 1. Five Ways Women Lead 5 Relational Leadership 6 Leadership for Social Justice 10 Spiritual Leadership 13 Leadership for Learning 18 Balanced Leadership 21 2. Our Status: Women School Administrators 27 History of Gender and School Leadership Research 31 Gender and Leading for Change 36 3. A New Way: Diverse Collective Leadership 41 Leading Collectively for Change 44 Relational Power 46 Social Network Theories and Change 48 Fluid Lines of Communication 51 The Power of Cognitive Shifts 54 Stages of Cognitive Shifts 57 4. A Closer Look at Collective Leadership in Practice 63 From Distributed Leadership to Diverse Collective Leadership 64 Three Ways to Support a Dynamic Culture 66 The Power of Integration: A Personal Skill 69 Working With and Through Others 72 School as Social Movement 75 5. Beyond Gender? 83 Leadership Shaped by Women 84 Making Meaning of Leadership 89 Embracing the Power of the Collective 92 Sustainable Leadership 96 Conclusion: Generating the Power of a Diverse Collective 101 References 107 Index 123
£20.89
John Wiley & Sons Inc Female Sexual Offenders
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on contemporary topics relevant to individuals who assess female sexual offenders and the first to implement the scientist-practitioner model in the field. It integrates the latest research from leading experts regarding prevalence, theory, and practice in one accessible resource.Trade Review“The overall book is valuable for those working in this field and provides a good introduction to what we know at this time.” (The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 1 July 2012) "This is a landmark book on the explanation, assessment and treatment of female sex offenders, edited by two of the sexual offending fields emerging stars. Drs Theresa Gannon and Franca Cortoni have gathered together many of the best researchers into female sexual offending and the various chapters analyse in depth the key issues confronting practitioners and researchers alike. In my view this is a landmark volume that will set the research and practice agenda for years to come. It is a first class piece of work." (Quote.com, 15 November 2010). "... the overall book is valuable for those working in this field and provides a good introduction to what we know at this time." (The Howard Journal, July 2012) ‘This is a landmark book on the explanation, assessment and treatment of female sex offenders, edited by two of the sexual offending field’s emerging stars. Drs Theresa Gannon and Franca Cortoni have gathered together many of the best researchers into female sexual offending and the various chapters analyse in depth the key issues confronting practitioners and researchers alike. In my view this is a landmark volume that will set the research and practice agenda for years to come. It is a first class piece of work.’ —Professor Tony Ward, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand ‘The research and treatment literature regarding sexual offending has long focused on the misdeeds of men. However, as the scientific and popular focus on sexual offending has increased, so too has the realization that we have underestimated the extent of (and, accordingly, failed to appreciate the effects of) sexually inappropriate behaviour in women. In Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment, Drs Theresa Gannon and Franca Cortoni present a collection of chapters by clinicians and researchers knowledgeable about sexual violence in women. This unique and timely volume quite nicely combines theoretical perspectives with suggestions for effective interventions, as well as some thoughts regarding future directions—all geared specifically to women. A long time coming…this book was well worth the wait.’ —Dr Robin J. Wilson, Clinical Director, Florida Civil Commitment Center, USTable of ContentsAbout the Editors ix List of Contributors xi Preface xv Acknowledgements xvii 1 Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment – An Introduction 1 Theresa A. Gannon and Franca Cortoni 2 Understanding the Prevalence of Female-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse and the Impact of That Abuse on Victims 9 Jacqui Saradjian 3 Theories of Female Sexual Offending 31 Danielle A. Harris 4 The Juvenile Female Sexual Offender: Characteristics, Treatment and Research 53 Lisa L. Frey 5 The Mental Health Needs of Female Sexual Offenders 73 Myriam-M´elanie Rousseau and Franca Cortoni 6 The Assessment of Female Sexual Offenders 87 Franca Cortoni 7 The Treatment Needs of Female Sexual Offenders 101 Hannah Ford 8 A Review of Treatment Initiatives for Female Sexual Offenders 119 Kelley Blanchette and Kelly N. Taylor 9 Using the Polygraph with Female Sexual Offenders 143 Peggy Heil, Dominique Simons, and David Burton 10 Working with Female Sexual Offenders: Therapeutic Process Issues 161 Sherry Ashfield, Sheila Brotherston, Hilary Eldridge, and Ian Elliott 11 Developments in Female Sexual Offending and Considerations for Future Research and Treatment 181 Theresa A. Gannon, Mariamne R. Rose, and Franca Cortoni Index 199
£37.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Female Sexual Offenders
Book SynopsisFeaturing a collection of essays by leading experts, Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment is the first book to bring together current research, clinical assessment, and treatment techniques of female sexual offenders into one accessible volume. Describes the most recent research data regarding female sexual offenders, covering such issues as female-perpetrated sexual abuse prevalence and juvenile offenders Includes an assessment of the risk of recidivism, international treatment initiatives, and a discussion on the use of the polygraph with female sexual offenders Features practitioner-focused essays which evaluate current assessment strategies, treatment needs, effectiveness, and processes for female sexual offenders Trade Review“The overall book is valuable for those working in this field and provides a good introduction to what we know at this time.” (The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 1 July 2012) "This is a landmark book on the explanation, assessment and treatment of female sex offenders, edited by two of the sexual offending fields emerging stars. Drs Theresa Gannon and Franca Cortoni have gathered together many of the best researchers into female sexual offending and the various chapters analyse in depth the key issues confronting practitioners and researchers alike. In my view this is a landmark volume that will set the research and practice agenda for years to come. It is a first class piece of work." (Quote.com, 9 November 2010) ‘This is a landmark book on the explanation, assessment and treatment of female sex offenders, edited by two of the sexual offending field’s emerging stars. Drs Theresa Gannon and Franca Cortoni have gathered together many of the best researchers into female sexual offending and the various chapters analyse in depth the key issues confronting practitioners and researchers alike. In my view this is a landmark volume that will set the research and practice agenda for years to come. It is a first class piece of work.’ —Professor Tony Ward, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand ‘The research and treatment literature regarding sexual offending has long focused on the misdeeds of men. However, as the scientific and popular focus on sexual offending has increased, so too has the realization that we have underestimated the extent of (and, accordingly, failed to appreciate the effects of) sexually inappropriate behaviour in women. In Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment, Drs Theresa Gannon and Franca Cortoni present a collection of chapters by clinicians and researchers knowledgeable about sexual violence in women. This unique and timely volume quite nicely combines theoretical perspectives with suggestions for effective interventions, as well as some thoughts regarding future directions—all geared specifically to women. A long time coming…this book was well worth the wait.’ —Dr Robin J. Wilson, Clinical Director, Florida Civil Commitment Center, USTable of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1 Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment – An Introduction (Theresa A. Gannon and Franca Cortoni). 2 Understanding the Prevalence of Female-Perpetrated Sexual Abuse and the Impact of That Abuse on Victims (Jacqui Saradjian). 3 Theories of Female Sexual Offending (Danielle A. Harris). 4 The Juvenile Female Sexual Offender: Characteristics, Treatment and Research (Lisa L. Frey). 5 The Mental Health Needs of Female Sexual Offenders (Myriam-Mélanie Rousseau and Franca Cortoni). 6 The Assessment of Female Sexual Offenders (Franca Cortoni). 7 The Treatment Needs of Female Sexual Offenders (Hannah Ford). 8 A Review of Treatment Initiatives for Female Sexual Offenders (Kelley Blanchette and Kelly N. Taylor). 9 Using the Polygraph with Female Sexual Offenders (Peggy Heil, Dominique Simons, and David Burton). 10 Working with Female Sexual Offenders: Therapeutic Process Issues (Sherry Ashfield, Sheila Brotherston, Hilary Eldridge, and Ian Elliott). 11 Developments in Female Sexual Offending and Considerations for Future Research and Treatment (Theresa A. Gannon, Mariamne R. Rose, and Franca Cortoni). Index.
£76.46
John Wiley & Sons Inc Having It All
Book SynopsisFamily Matters is a brand--new series from Wiley highlighting topics that are important to the everyday lives of family members. Each book tackles a common problem or difficult situation, such as teenage problems, new babies or problems in relationships, and provides easily understood advice from authoritative professionals.Trade Review"…If you feel that you are about to make choices or are unhappy with your day-to-day life, then read Paula Nicolson's book…" (familyonwards.com, 24 October 2002) "...offers particularly reassuring advice...", January 2003) "…Easy to read and reassuring, keep it handy for when you have to make decisions about home-life versus career…" (Rollercoaster.ie – Competition, 17 January 2003)Table of ContentsAbout the author. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Who should read this book, and why? 1 Making Choices. Choices for today's Superwoman. Today's Superwoman. Identifying the pressures: what we want, what we don'twant. Exposing the myth of Superwoman. Being true to yourself: making your own choices. 2 The Superwoman Syndrome. The heart of women's psychology? Historical background. Women's minds and women's lives. Who is a Superwoman? The history of today's Superwoman. 'Superwoman Quits!!!' - reasoned withdrawal orbacklash politics? The heart and mind of Superwoman. What women want. Controlling women's bodies and minds. Superwoman rising from the ashes. Conclusions. 3 Psychological survival and managing your 'self'. The psychodynamic approach. Presenting your self. Choice and preference: clues to our self-awareness. What do we need? What do we want? Fulfilment and health. Self-actualisation and psychological type. Superwomen, choices and having it all. I know who I am. What have feelings got to do with it? Mind the gap! Self-fulfilment and the emergence of our personalSuperwoman. What others do to you. Being confident in adversity. Conclusions. 4 Myth, magic or just hard work. What type of Superwoman are you?: Are you sure you should bedoing this? Describing Superwoman. Real and false choices. Beware of the false self. The real self: understanding our drives. What about Superwoman? What kind of Superwoman are you? But really - who are you? 5 The rise of Superwoman From fear of success to emotional intelligence Women'smotives at work. Fear of success: the myth of the passive woman? Femininity and passivity: women's natural self? Different bodies, different minds. Freud and femininity. Biology, genes, brains and gender. From different psychologies to better psychologies. Emotional intelligence and female natures: are we the winnersnow? Emotional competence. Conclusions. 6 It is still a man's world! Having it all at work: Having it all - at work. Real women's lives. Conflicts at work: challenges to having it all. Beware of hazards. Mapping the territory. Barriers to success and the downfall of a Queen Bee. Overcoming internal barriers. Overcoming external barriers. Conclusions. 7 Motherhood versus the glittering career. Coping with the backlash Lifestyle choices for Superwoman. Expectations versus reality: what do you do when the babyarrives? You can still find a pathway to success! The emancipation of mothers: an oxymoron! The role of fathers in the lifestyle choice. Superwoman and the backlash against feminism. Conclusions: You don't need to do it all and youdon't need to lose it all! 8 Coping with stress. Superwoman says 'no!' Juggle don'tstruggle! Stress and Superwoman. Recognising stress in our lives. How to cope with stress. Breaking the stress/burn-out cycle? Assertiveness - saying 'no'. Conclusions. 9 Challenging choices. Working with what you've got!: So who has problemsnow? Women joining in. Choices for today's Superwoman. Further information. Notes and references. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Female Aggression
Book SynopsisThis critique explodes the stereotypical assumption that men are more prone than women to physical aggression by presenting a cogent and holistic assessment of the theoretical positions and research concerning female aggression. Gavin and Porter examine the treatment, punishment, and community response to female aggressive behavior.Trade ReviewReview copy sent on 05.01.15 to Offender Programs Report Ebook sent on 31.12.14 to Vocativ Review copy sent on 09.12.14 to Psychology of Women Quarterly US PsyCritiques x3 Law & Human Behavior Violence and Aggression Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice (A) CANADA Reviews Editor, 1750 Courtwood Crescent, Unit 308, Ottawa ON K2C 2B5 613-725 3715 Aggression and Violent Behavior Clinical Psychology Review Aggressive Behavior International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (author request) USA EDITOR: George B. Palermo, M.D., M.Sc.Crim., Ph.D. University of Nevada Medical School, Las Vegas, NV / Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI UK British Journal of Criminology British Journal of Forensic Practice Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health Howard Journal of Criminal Justice International Journal of Criminology Journal of Sexual Aggression Legal and Criminological Psychology Psychology, Crime and Law The Psychologist Sexual Offender TreatmentTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 Theories, Research and Misconceptions about Female Aggression 1 Introduction 1 Aggression and Women 2 Violent Crime and Women 5 Theories of Aggression 8 Theories based on biological difference 8 Environmental factors 18 Psychological models 19 Measuring aggression 26 2 The Evolution of Aggression 29 Darwinism and Sociobiology 29 The Naked Ape – Was She in the Jungle or the Sea? 31 The Evolution of Aggression and the Archaeology of War 32 Intersexual vs Intrasexual Aggression 33 Conclusion 36 3 Indirect Aggression 38 Indirect Aggression in Girls and Teens 39 Women and Indirect Aggression 40 4 Child Abuse and Neglect by Women 44 Introduction 44 Prevalence 45 Mental Illness 48 Social Learning and Own Abuse History 49 Antisocial Mothers 50 Other Factors in Child Abuse 52 Failure to Protect 53 Abusive Mothers’ Perspective on Their Children 54 Recidivism 57 Effects of Abuse on Children 57 Conclusion 59 5 Intimate Partner Violence by Women 61 Introduction 61 Prevalence of Women’s Violence Against Heterosexual Partners 64 Prevalence of Women’s Violence Against Homosexual Partners 67 Severity and Injury 67 Recidivism 68 Women’s Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking 68 Intimate Partner Violence by Women Resulting in Homicide 69 Intimate Partner Violence Initiation vs Self-Defence 70 Anger, Communication and Control 71 Social Learning and Intimate Partner Violence by Women 72 Personality and Intimate Partner Violence by Women 73 Typologies 74 Reporting Issues by Victims 75 Witnessing Inter-Parental Violence 76 Treatment 77 Conclusion 78 6 Rape, Sexual Assault and Molestation by Women 80 Introduction 80 Rape, Sexual Assaults and Coercion: Beyond the Male Perpetrator–Female Victim Paradigm 80 The Prevalence of Female Sexual Assaults Based on Perpetrator Self-Report 81 Victim prevalence reports 82 Theories Regarding Sexual Assault by Women 83 Women Who Sexually Offend Against Children 85 Prevalence 85 Similarities and differences compared with male sex offenders (MSOs) 85 Typologies 87 Deviant arousal and mental illness 90 Past victimization 91 Child Pornography and the Internet 92 Victim Effects 93 Awareness, Gender Bias and the Social Construction of Women 94 Legal Issues 95 Assessment, Treatment and Recidivism 96 A Brief Note on Juvenile Female Sex Offenders 100 Conclusion 101 7 Filicide by Women 102 Introduction 102 Neonaticide 103 Pregnancy Concealment, Denial and Negation 104 Infanticide 107 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Infanticide 108 Child Homicide by Women 109 Language, Filicide and Objectification 111 Gender and Filicide 112 Typologies 113 Mental Illness and Filicide 114 Serial Infanticide 117 Legalities 120 Conclusion 122 8 Homicide and Women 123 What Is Homicide? 123 Types of Homicide 124 Genocide 124 Mass murder 128 Mass murder for ideology 131 Murder 132 Killing for love 133 Women who kill from fear 134 Women who kill for money 136 Girls who kill 137 Manslaughter 142 Suicide 142 Conclusion 143 9 Serial Murder and Women 144 What Is Serial Murder? 145 Explanations for Serial Murder 146 Childhood 146 Psychiatric explanations 152 The role of psychopathy 153 The role of paraphilias 155 Neurological contributions 157 Female Serial Killers 158 Comfort serial killers 158 Couples Who Kill 160 Conclusion 163 10 Conclusion 165 References 169 Index 217
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Just Ask a Woman Cracking the Code of What Women
Book SynopsisAn enlightening blueprint of the secrets of reaching female consumers from the expert Just Ask a Woman is a powerful book about how to tap into female consumers' needs. Mary Quinlan, the founder of the premiere consultancy dedicated to marketing to women, has personally interviewed 3,000 women in the course of her research for Just Ask a Woman.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. Chapter One: A Checkup for Marketers: Listening or Not? Chapter Two: Self-Induced Stress. Chapter Three: Deliberate Decision Making. Chapter Fou: The Vigilante Shopper. Chapter Five: The Tug-of-War with the Mirror. Chapter Six: Intimate with Technology. Chapter Seven: Demanding Respect. Chapter Eight: Craving Comfort. Chapter Nine: A Listening Action Plan for Marketers. Research Notes. Notes. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Our Voices Psychology Women 2e Psychology of
Book SynopsisUsing a direct, personal voice Elizabeth Rider offers a well-researched, logical, and empirical book that presents current issues in the psychology of women in a balanced and fair manner. The author does not represent a particular agenda, but instead presents the best of what we know, even with its limitations.Table of ContentsDiversity Topics. Preface. About the Author. Chapter 1. Foundations for a Psychology of Women. All the Women in the World. How They Differ. What They Share. Real Life: Life in Rural Africa. Historical Overview. Early Women’s Movements. Women’s Movements Today. Feminism. Women in Psychology. Psychology Views Women. Women’s Contributions to Psychology. Current Status of Women in Psychology. Women’s Psychology: A Unique Field. Psychology of Women and the Study of Gender. Will the Field Remain Relevant? Points to Keep in Mind. Meaning Is Relative. Gender and Context Are Inseparable. Biases Are Everywhere. Individuals Vary More Than Groups. There is Much Variability Within Groups. There’s an Exception to Every Rule. Socialization and Culture Are Crucial to Gender. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 2. Studying Women and Gender. Traditional Research Methods. Experimental Methods. Quasi-Experimental Methods. Correlational Methods. Evaluating Traditional Methods. Nonsexist Research Methods. Feminist Methods. Concerns with Traditional Research. Featured Study: Feminist Study of Menopause. Organizing Themes. Integrating the Approaches. Research on Gender Differences. Are Males and Females Really So Different? How Are Differences Detected? Commentary: The Practical Significance of Gender Differences. Where Do We Stand on Comparative Gender Research? What Do Gender Differences Mean? Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 3. Explaining Gender. Psychodynamic Theories. Freud and Biological Identity Evaluation. Commentary: Phyllis Freud Turns the Tables. Post- and Neo-Freudians. Social-Learning and Social-cognitive Theory. Reinforcement and Imitation. Evaluation. Cognitive Theories. Cognitive-Developmental Theory. Featured Study: Gender Awareness in Children. Gender Schema Theory. Social-Role Theory. Structured Social Roles. Evaluation. Feminist Perspectives. Gender as Social Construction. Evaluation. Feminist Perspectives. Gender and Social Construction. Critique: How Well Do the Theories Do? Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 4. How Biology Affects Gender. Genetics. Gender Determination. Genetic Complications. Sex Hormones. Gender Categories. Prenatal Development. Consequences of Prenatal Hormonal Conditions. Hormones and Development. Hormones and Behavior. Commentary: How Many Sexes are There? The Brain. Hormonal Influences. Hemispheric Lateralization. Sex and Brain Size. Biological Theories of Gender. Biosocial Theory. Featured Study: Mistakes of Gender and Gender Identity. Evolutionary Psychology. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 5. Socialization: Assigning Roles to Women. Family Socialization. Do You Want a Boy or a Girl? Parents and Babies. Who Does What? Girl’s World, Boy’s World. Racial and Cultural Variations. How Strong Is Parental Influence? Gender Roles Across the Life Span. Teachers and Schools. Media. Television. Commentary: An African American Perspective of TV. Featured Study: Gender Stereotypes in Disney Films. Newspapers. Magazines and Books. Other Media. Media Representations of the Female Body. Commentary: What Do We Learn from Barbie? Play and Sports. Play Group Structure. Athletic Organizations. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 6. Communicating. Do Women and Men use Language Differently? Who Talks More? Interrupting. Intonation and Pitch. Slang Tentative Speech. Homor. Research Limitations. Women, Men, and Language. Featured Study: Culture, Gender, and Conversation. Commentary: Guess What—Women Are Funny! The Other Ways We Communicate. Eye Gaze. Touch. Smiling. Personal Space, Posture, and Appearance. Women’s “Intuition”. How Language Represents Women. The Normative Male. The Pejorative Woman. Language and Thought. Commentary: What’s in a Name? Gender-Inclusive Language. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 7. Reasoning About the World. Are Women Smarter Than Men? Intelligence. Memory. The Cognitive Abilities of Women and Men. Verbal Abilities. Mathematical Abilities. Spatial Abilities? Commentary: Single-Sex Classes? Explaining Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities. Achievement. Motivation to Achieve. Explaining the Successes and the Failures. Featured Study: Are Girls “Helpless” When It Comes to Computers? Self-Confidence. Ethnic and Cultural Differences. Reasoning Morally. Kohlberg’s Theory. Gilligan’s Response. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 8. Work. Overview. Where Do Women Work? What Do You Want to Be? Traditional Careers. Nontraditional Careers. Eccles’ Model of Occupational Choice. Discrimination. Hiring Practices. Financial Inequities. Featured Study: How Much Do You Think You Should Earn? Comparable Worth. Promotion Practices. Affirmative Action. Combining Employment with Family. Women’s Expectations. Maternity Leave. Real Life: I Want a Career and I Want a Family . . . Housework. Well-Being. When a Woman Retires. Earnings. Adjustment. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 9. Personality and Social Interactions. Aspects of Personality. Five-Factor Model. Levinson’s Life Structure. Stone Center’s Relational Theory. Power and Behavior. Aggression. Assertiveness. Competition. Leadership. Featured Study: Identity and Leadership in Cross-Cultural Contexts. Prosocial Behaviors. Who Empathizes? Who Helps? Who Nurtures? Who is Swayed? Other Components of Personality. Self-esteem. Emotions. Friendship. Women Who Are Friends. Real Life: African American and White Lesbian Friendships. Men and Women Can Be Friends. Real Life: Guy Friends. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 10. Relationships and Lifestyles. Dating and Commitment. Selecting a Partner. Dating Scripts. Commentary: Dating by “The Rules”. Marriage and Partnerships. What's Love Got to do with it? Racial Variations. Is Marriage Satisfying. Infidelity. Living Together: Significant Others. Divorce or Separation. What Causes Divorce? The Consequences for Women. Featured Study: Racial Differences in Reaction and Coping with Separation and Divorce. Having Children. Why We Have Children. What We Expect. The Realities of Motherhood. Variations on Child Rearing: Single, Minority, Lesbian Motherhood. Parenthood Changes Marriage. Real Life: The Motherhood Experience. Childcare Issues. Staying Single. Why We Stay Single. Its Disadvantages. Its Advantages. Lesbians. Labels Confine Our Perceptions. Stereotyping Lesbians. Lesbians in Relationships. Commentary: Same-Sex Marriages. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 11. Health and Reproduction. Toward a Health Care System for Women. Gender Bias. Racial Bias. Overall Health and Fitness. Weight. Poor and Minority Women. Problems Women Face. Heart Disease Is Not Just for Men. The Insidious Killer, Lung Cancer. The Once Silent Epidemic, Breast Cancer. Real Life: When Cancer Strikes. Other “Female” Cancers. The Menstrual Cycle. Menarche and Puberty. Commentary: If Men Could Menstruate. “Female” Problems. Pregnancy. Fertility and Infertility. How We Feel, How They Feel. Real Life: Being Pregnant. The Teenage Pregnancy Epidemic. Childbirth. The Stages of Labor. Cesarean Delivery. Postpartum Adjustment. Abortion. Psychological Reactions. Menopause. Physical Changes. Psychological Reactions. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 12. Sexuality. Sexuality and Our Beliefs. Conducting Research. An Entrenched Double Standard. Emerging Sexuality. Infancy and Childhood. Learning about Sex. Adolescence. Real Life: Sexual Experiences. Explaining Sexual Behaviors: Script Theory. Adult Sexuality. Ethnic Variations. The Middle Years and Beyond. Lesbian Sexuality. Biology or Culture? Contraception. Methods. Real Life: Who Should Be Responsible for Contraception? Use and Nonuse. Featured Study: “When You Carry Condoms All the Boys Think You Want It” . Sexual Problems. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Sexual Dysfunctions. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 13. Violence in Women’s Lives. Rape. Just How Prevalent Is Rape? Myths and Scripts. Stranger Rape. Commentary: The “Rape” of Mr. Smith. Acquaintance and Date Rape. Marital or Relationship Rape. The Consequences. Recovery. Real Life: The Aftermath of Date Rape. Real Life: Helping Someone Who Has Been Raped Heal. Men Who Rape. Preventing Rape. Incest. Childhood Sexual Abuse. The Effects Last a Lifetime. Violent Relationships. The Victims. The Abusers. Social Conditions. The Cycle of Abuse. Why Do Some Women Stay? Featured Study: Inner Strength of Abused Women. Harassment. Definition and Types. At Work. At School. Among Peers. The Effects of Harassment. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 14. Mental Health. Diagnosis. What Constitutes “Good” Mental Health? A New View of Mental Health. Diagnostic Criteria. Gender Bias. Racial and Cultural Biases. Depression: Beyond Sadness. Diagnosis and Characteristics. Explaining Gender Differences. Real Life: The Beast. Anxiety Disorders. Agoraphobia and Panic Attacks. Eating Disorders. Anorexia. Real Life: Wasted. Bulimia. Prognosis. Substance Abuse. Tobacco. Alcohol and Other Drugs. Therapy. Traditional Approaches. Nonsexist Therapy. Feminist Therapy. Racial and Cultural Issues. Conclusions. Chapter Summary. Key Terms. Suggested Readings. Web Resources. Chapter 15. Epilogue. The Importance of Gender. Common Themes. Conclusions. Suggested Readings. References. Name Index. Subject Index. Subject Index.
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The University of Michigan Press When Protest Makes Policy
Book SynopsisDo social movements lead to more inclusive democracy or to a more polarized, fragmented, elite-dominated polity?
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Mammographies
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The University of Michigan Press Gendered Vulnerability
Book SynopsisExamines the factors that make women politicians more electorally vulnerable than their male counterparts. These factors combine to convince women that they must work harder to win elections — a phenomenon that Jeffrey Lazarus and Amy Steigerwalt term 'gendered vulnerability'.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Evita Inevitably
Book SynopsisSheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the country’s most iconic female figures, in particular, Eva Perón. The book links the Evita legend to a broader pattern of female iconicity from the mid-19th century onward, reading Evita against the performances of other female icons.
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The University of Michigan Press Memory Meaning and Resistance
Book SynopsisFran Leeper Buss, a former welfare recipient who became a pioneer in the field of oral history, has for forty years dedicated herself to the goal of collecting the stories of marginal and working-class US women. Memory, Meaning, and Resistance is based on over 100 oral histories gathered from women from a variety of racial, ethnic, and geographical backgrounds.Trade ReviewThe analysis is methodologically rich yet manages to capture the harsh realities of poverty, sexism, and racism, and the resilience of the activists. The book also sheds light on the role of spirituality in the lives of poor and working class women… An excellent resource for training graduate students to collect oral histories in a more intersectional, postmodern way. In short, we need this book.' - Mary Margaret Fonow, Arizona State University
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The University of Michigan Press Gendered Power
Book SynopsisBy focusing on the role Chinese classics (kanbun) played in the language employed by elite women, this book explores how Empress Haruko, poet Nakajima Shoen, and educator Shimoda Utako contributed new expectations for how women should participate in a modernizing Japan.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Plays by W
Book SynopsisForegrounds some of the ways in which women playwrights from across a range of contexts and working in a variety of forms and styles are illuminating the contemporary world while also contributing to its reshaping as they reflect, rethink, and reimagine it through their work for the stage.Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Critical Visions Penny Farfan I. Replaying the Canon 1. Feminist Adaptations / Adaptations of Feminism: Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad Penny Farfan 2. Indigenizing the Colonial Narrative: Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife Denise Varney 3. Does Revenge Fall Softly? YaËl Farber’s Molora Catherine Cole 4. Indecent Collaborations and / in Queer Time(s) Katie N. Johnson and Sara L. Warner II. Representing Histories 5. The Bloodstained Distance: Adrienne Kennedy’s He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box Alisa Solomon 6. Unmaking a Devil’s Bargain: Suzan-Lori Parks’s Father Comes Home from the Wars and the Idea of America Soyica Diggs Colbert and Robert J. Patterson 7. “A Change Is Gonna Come?” Protest and Racial Progress in debbie tucker green’s ear for eye Lynette Goddard 8. Maternal Agency and Reproductive Justice in Lisa Loomer’s Roe Sharon L. Green III. Staging Lives 9. The Mythic Migrant, the Witnessing Self: HÉlÈne Cixous and Le Dernier CaravansÉrail: OdyssÉes Emine Fisek 10. Exceptional Embodiment in Anna Deavere Smith’s Let Me Down Easy Ryan Claycomb 11. Acting and Reenacting the Malvinas/Falklands War in Lola Arias’s Minefield/Campo minado Paola S. HernÁndez 12. Fun Home: Lesbian Feminism Meets Broadway Musical Theatre Stacy Wolf IV. Re-imagining Family 13. A ‘rock inside the flesh’: Motherwork in Marie Clements’s The Unnatural and Accidental Women Karen Bamford and Sheila Rabillard 14. Quiara Hudes’s Water by the Spoonful and the Dramaturgy of Free Jazz Natalie Alvarez and Jimena Ortuzar 15. British Muslim Feminism and the Marriage Trap: Alia Bano’s Shades Meenakshi Ponnuswami 16. Lesbian Interspecies Performance: Holly Hughes’s The Dog and Pony Show (bring your own pony) Kim Marra V. Navigating Communities 17. Bread of Life: Whiti Hereaka’s Rewena Diana Looser 18. Transcultural Memory and Food in Julia Cho’s Aubergine Esther Kim Lee 19. Truth and Absurdity on the London Stage: Liwaa Yazji’s Goats and its Audiences Margaret Litvin with Liwaa Yazji 20. “I Will Tend Your Garden”: The Terms of Proximity in Grace PassÔ’s Por Elise Honey Crawford VI. Articulating Intersections 21. Dominique Morisseau’s Blood at the Root: Intersectionality and the Jena Six Juliet Guzzetta 22. Economic Disenfranchisement and Gender Inequality in Emma Dante’s mPalermu Francesca Spedalieri 23. The Magic of Change: Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s The World of Extreme Happiness Xing Fan 24. “But nostalgia’s a disease”: Viewing Lynn Nottage’s Sweat in the Age of Trump Courtney Elkin Mohler VII. New World Order(s) 25. Miss Piggy the Seer in the Land of Trump’s Blind: Elfriede Jelinek’s On the Royal Road: The Burgher King Sue-Ellen Case 26. Has She “Escaped Alone” to Tell Us? Caryl Churchill: ‘Messenger’ for the Twenty-First Century Rosemary Malague 27. Climate Change and the Capitalocene in Colleen Murphy’s The Breathing Hole Wendy Arons 28. The Ghosts of Greenham Common in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children Lesley Ferris Afterwords: Emerging Currents: Fighting on Two Fronts Lesley Ferris Notes on Contributors
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LUP - University of Michigan Press A Poetics of Resistance
Book SynopsisA survey of the empowering poetry of politically active women in El Salvador, South Africa, and the United States.
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The University of Michigan Press Act Like a Man
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LUP - University of Michigan Press The Body and Physical Difference
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Waiting for Cancer to Come
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The University of Michigan Press Gender Separatist Politics and Embodied
Book SynopsisExamines how issues of ideal womanhood shaped the Anglophone Cameroonian nationalist movement in the first decade of independence in Cameroon. The book defines and uses the concept of embodied nationalism to illustrate the political importance of women’s everyday behaviour.Trade Review“Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon offers an engaging and provocative analysis that is attractive and accessible to undergraduate and graduate students. It is clear, lively, nicely spiced with humor, and seasoned with a good mix of clear-eyed analysis and warm empathy. Good cookery for the mind.”- Judith Van Allen, Cornell University“Mougoue makes significant contributions to the history of Cameroon, to our understanding of the potential emergence of secessionist movements in Africa, to the way in which gender relations play a role in such historical developments, and to the history of women and girls in Anglophone Africa. Gender, Separatist Politics, and Embodied Nationalism in Cameroon is excellent; it is a joy to read.”- Gretchen Bauer, University of Delaware
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The University of Michigan Press Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Plays by
Book SynopsisForegrounds some of the ways in which women playwrights from across a range of contexts and working in a variety of forms and styles are illuminating the contemporary world while also contributing to its reshaping as they reflect, rethink, and reimagine it through their work for the stage.Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Critical Visions Penny Farfan I. Replaying the Canon 1. Feminist Adaptations / Adaptations of Feminism: Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad Penny Farfan 2. Indigenizing the Colonial Narrative: Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife Denise Varney 3. Does Revenge Fall Softly? YaËl Farber’s Molora Catherine Cole 4. Indecent Collaborations and / in Queer Time(s) Katie N. Johnson and Sara L. Warner II. Representing Histories 5. The Bloodstained Distance: Adrienne Kennedy’s He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box Alisa Solomon 6. Unmaking a Devil’s Bargain: Suzan-Lori Parks’s Father Comes Home from the Wars and the Idea of America Soyica Diggs Colbert and Robert J. Patterson 7. “A Change Is Gonna Come?” Protest and Racial Progress in debbie tucker green’s ear for eye Lynette Goddard 8. Maternal Agency and Reproductive Justice in Lisa Loomer’s Roe Sharon L. Green III. Staging Lives 9. The Mythic Migrant, the Witnessing Self: HÉlÈne Cixous and Le Dernier CaravansÉrail: OdyssÉes Emine Fisek 10. Exceptional Embodiment in Anna Deavere Smith’s Let Me Down Easy Ryan Claycomb 11. Acting and Reenacting the Malvinas/Falklands War in Lola Arias’s Minefield/Campo minado Paola S. HernÁndez 12. Fun Home: Lesbian Feminism Meets Broadway Musical Theatre Stacy Wolf IV. Re-imagining Family 13. A ‘rock inside the flesh’: Motherwork in Marie Clements’s The Unnatural and Accidental Women Karen Bamford and Sheila Rabillard 14. Quiara Hudes’s Water by the Spoonful and the Dramaturgy of Free Jazz Natalie Alvarez and Jimena Ortuzar 15. British Muslim Feminism and the Marriage Trap: Alia Bano’s Shades Meenakshi Ponnuswami 16. Lesbian Interspecies Performance: Holly Hughes’s The Dog and Pony Show (bring your own pony) Kim Marra V. Navigating Communities 17. Bread of Life: Whiti Hereaka’s Rewena Diana Looser 18. Transcultural Memory and Food in Julia Cho’s Aubergine Esther Kim Lee 19. Truth and Absurdity on the London Stage: Liwaa Yazji’s Goats and its Audiences Margaret Litvin with Liwaa Yazji 20. “I Will Tend Your Garden”: The Terms of Proximity in Grace PassÔ’s Por Elise Honey Crawford VI. Articulating Intersections 21. Dominique Morisseau’s Blood at the Root: Intersectionality and the Jena Six Juliet Guzzetta 22. Economic Disenfranchisement and Gender Inequality in Emma Dante’s mPalermu Francesca Spedalieri 23. The Magic of Change: Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s The World of Extreme Happiness Xing Fan 24. “But nostalgia’s a disease”: Viewing Lynn Nottage’s Sweat in the Age of Trump Courtney Elkin Mohler VII. New World Order(s) 25. Miss Piggy the Seer in the Land of Trump’s Blind: Elfriede Jelinek’s On the Royal Road: The Burgher King Sue-Ellen Case 26. Has She “Escaped Alone” to Tell Us? Caryl Churchill: ‘Messenger’ for the Twenty-First Century Rosemary Malague 27. Climate Change and the Capitalocene in Colleen Murphy’s The Breathing Hole Wendy Arons 28. The Ghosts of Greenham Common in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children Lesley Ferris Afterwords: Emerging Currents: Fighting on Two Fronts Lesley Ferris Notes on Contributors
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The University of Michigan Press Sensing Health
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The University of Michigan Press Our Sisters Promised Land
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Siren Songs
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Animal Advocacy and Englishwomen 17801900
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