Mama Grizzlies, Grassroots Leaders, and the Changing Face of the America
Examines the significant role of women in the conservative movement Notable for its radical conservative views, the Tea Party is progressive in one way that much of mainstream US politics is not: it has among its most vocal members not spokesmen but spokeswomen. Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Governor Nikki Haley, US Representative Cathy ......
This edited collection deals with intersecting axes of power and privilege in order to advance conversation on motherhood across disciplines. Mother-scholar contributors explore theoretical and disciplinary approaches to academic motherhood, examine its critical and cultural territory, and articulate the challenges of their dual identity.
This edited collection deals with intersecting axes of power and privilege in order to advance conversation on motherhood across disciplines. Mother-scholar contributors explore theoretical and disciplinary approaches to academic motherhood, examine its critical and cultural territory, and articulate the challenges of their dual identity.
Marriage Guides and Sex Manuals from the Late Victorians to Dr. Ruth
In this study of sex and marriage manuals, M.E. Melody and Linda M. Peterson reveal that permissiveness, Prohibition, and persuasion and enforcement; from sermons and hellfire to mutilation and electroshock; have informed popular sex education over the past hundred and twenty years.
How instructors address lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) identities is critical for the education of all learners, whether or not the primary subject matter is sexual orientation and/or gender diversity. This book is a theoretical and practical guide for individuals who teach and train about LGBTQ psychology ......
Women, Information Technology, and Cultural Representation
This book recovers both historical and contemporary accounts of women's lived experiences of technology, from Ada Lovelace and Hedy Lamarr to women working in the tech industry today, juxtaposing those stories with larger cultural representations of women and technology.
This book analyzes the link between gender and technology to explain the mechanisms underlying specific genders that have been associated with literary genres. Ultimately, this book shows the ways in which contemporary Argentine society is creating inclusive spaces for women to participate in technological fields on the web and in real-time.
Provides a portrait of the social, cultural, and economic implications of mobile communication for a group of young women engaged in unskilled service work in Beijing, where they live and work for indefinite periods of time.
Explores the way in which the cell phone has been integrated into the transforming social structures and practices of contemporary China, and the ways in which mobile technology enables rural young women to participate in and create culture, allowing them to perform a modern, rural-urban identity.
