The dynamics of "race" and gender : some feminist interventions / edited by Haleh Afshar and Mary Maynard.
| Other author/creator | Afshar, Haleh, 1944- |
| Other author/creator | Maynard, Mary, 1950- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London ; Bristol, PA : Taylor & Francis, 1994. |
| Description | vii, 263 pages ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Feminist perspectives on the past and present Feminist perspectives on the past and present. ^A346463 |
| Contents | "Race", gender and the concept of "difference" in feminist thought / Mary Maynard -- Tracing the contours : feminist research and feminist objectivity / Kum-Kum Bhavnani -- Doing black mental health research : observations and experiences / Erica Wheeler -- Gender, race and ethnicity in official statistics : social categories and the HIV/AIDS "numbers game" / Anne Akeroyd -- Race, ethnicity and nationality : some questions of identity / Sheila Allen -- Refusing to be civilized : "race", sexuality and power / Beverley Skeggs -- Muslim women in West Yorkshire : growing up with real and imaginary values amidst conflicting views of self and society / Haleh Afshar -- "Race" and "culture" in the gendering of labour markets : South Asian young Muslim women and the labour market / Avtar Brah -- A single or segregated market? Gendered and racialized divisions / Annie Phizacklea -- The tension between ethnicity and work : immigrant women in the Netherlands / Helma Lutz -- Violence against women : experiences of South African domestic workers / Bunie M. Matlanyane Sexwale -- Racism and sexism in academic practice : a case study / Haideh Moghissi. |
| Abstract | "During the past decade, feminism and women's studies have been forced to acknowledge the diversities of women's experiences, as well as the patriarchal oppression that they share. The emphasis on difference has shattered the illusion of homogeneity and sisterhood which previously characterized white, middle class westernized feminist politics and analysis. There is relatively little work which concentrates on the inter-relationships of race and gender in general, and the consequences of racism, for women of different backgrounds, in particular. "The Dynamics of Race and Gender" aims to contribute to the debate and understanding in this area. Emphasis has been given to age, class, disability, race and sexuality. The contributors to this volume are from different religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, giving a balanced and broad ranging perspective on this important social question. Organized around three main themes, which are; issues of theory and method, questions of identity, racism and sexism at work, the chapters of this book indicate how the processes of "race" and gender interrelate in highly complex and contradictory ways. Demonstrating the benefits to be gained from analysing the interplay of various axes of differentiation in specific empirical and historical locations, and in doing so, under-scoring the point that diversity among women cannot be seen as a static phenomenon."--Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-257) and index. |
| LCCN | 93045986 |
| ISBN | 074840211X (acid-free) |
| ISBN | 0748402128 (pbk. : acid-free) |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1075 .D95 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |