{"product_id":"gender-in-world-perspective-hardback-9781509568840","title":"Gender; In World Perspective (Hardback) 9781509568840","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGender\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIn World Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaewyn Connell (Author), Tristan Bridges (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509568840, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.425 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My thanks to Raewyn Connell and Tristan Bridges for this timely reference book on gender, which revisits theoretical debates and research contributions from different latitudes in the context of a global backlash and the struggle for equality and non-discrimination as a civilizational horizon.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeresa Valdés, Gender and Equity Observatory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Connell and Bridges show how gender has shaped power relations in the postcolonial world. Combining global and local perspectives, they bring in the rich harvest of gender research worldwide. This book is essential reading and a miracle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIlse Lenz, Ruhr University Bochum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What psychological differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And how is gender entwined in global politics and debates over trans issues?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaewyn Connell and Tristan Bridges – leading scholars of gender and inequality – answer these questions and more. Their updated revision provides a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all around the world, in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, \u003ci\u003eGender: In World Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a strong and distinctive global awareness. Highlighting the multidimensional character of gender relations, Connell and Bridges show how to link personal life with large-scale organizational structures, and how gender politics changes its form in changing situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fifth edition of this influential book brings the statistical picture of gender inequalities up to date, offering new, close-focus case studies of gender research. Like previous editions, it examines gender politics and global power relations, but with added discussion around contemporary issues of intersectionality, populism, and \"anti-gender\" politics, gender-based violence, trans struggles, and environmental change. It also speaks at the intimate level, about embodied gender and personal relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGender: In World Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e moves from personal experience to global problems, offering a unique perspective on gender issues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The question of gender\u003cbr\u003eNoticing gender amidst global backlash\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding gender\u003cbr\u003eDefining gender\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Gender research: five examples\u003cbr\u003eCase 1: Gender in high school - United States\u003cbr\u003eCase 2. Empire, feminism, and race - Colombia\u003cbr\u003eCase 3. Violence, young men, and masculinity - Australia\u003cbr\u003eCase 4. Living on the Edge: Hijra in South India\u003cbr\u003eCase 5. Refugee women and culture - Turkey and Syria\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Sex differences and gendered bodies\u003cbr\u003eSexual reproduction and difference\u003cbr\u003eExplaining the difference: nature? culture? both?\u003cbr\u003eSex similarities research\u003cbr\u003eSocial embodiment and the reproductive arena\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Theory and theorists: a short global history\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Raden Ajeng Kartini\u003cbr\u003eImperial Europe and its colonies\u003cbr\u003eFrom Sigmund to Simone\u003cbr\u003eFrom National Liberation to Women's Liberation\u003cbr\u003eRe-alignments: queer, intersectional, environmental\u003cbr\u003eGlobal politics and postcolonial knowledge\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Gender relations\u003cbr\u003eGender as a social structure\u003cbr\u003eIntersectionality\u003cbr\u003eFour dimensions of gender relations\u003cbr\u003e1. Power relations\u003cbr\u003e2. Economic relations\u003cbr\u003e3. Emotional relations\u003cbr\u003e4. Symbolic relations\u003cbr\u003eCrisis tendencies and change\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Personal life\u003cbr\u003eHow gender is made: socialization theory and depth psychology\u003cbr\u003eGender identity\u003cbr\u003eSocial embodiment and change in gender relations\u003cbr\u003eGender projects and active learning\u003cbr\u003eGender transitions and trans groups\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. Work, economy and globalization\u003cbr\u003eGendered labour\u003cbr\u003eGendered corporations and markets\u003cbr\u003eThe 'gender equality paradox'\u003cbr\u003eFeminist theory on the gendered economy\u003cbr\u003eGlobalization and gender\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Gender politics\u003cbr\u003eMovements in gender politics\u003cbr\u003eGendered states and governance\u003cbr\u003eGender politics on a world scale\u003cbr\u003eDigital politics: backlash and counter-publics\u003cbr\u003eToward gender democracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441816203544,"sku":"9781509568840","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509568840.jpg?v=1785027118","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gender-in-world-perspective-hardback-9781509568840","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}