Bücher von Stevi Jackson

This book offers a comparative study of the lives of young adult women and their mothers in Hong Kong and Britain. Set against the backdrop of debates regarding the consequences of late modern social change for family and intimate life, the authors consider the challenges of exploring these issues across differing cultures.

An overview of recent feminist and sociological debates on heterosexuality and the construction of desire - without recourse to psychoanalysis. The author draws on feminism, along with phenomenological and interactionist sociology, to critique the concept of repression and the place of sexuality.

This excellent new reader offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological work produced on gender over the last three decades.

Brings together writings on domestic consumption from the disciplines of sociology, media and cultural studies and feminist theory. Interrelated sections provide extracts which illustrate the book's themes which include the politics of domestic life, family unity and division.