Gender and development

by Momsen, Janet Henshall

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Title Statements

Full title :Gender and development / Janet Momsen.

Summary

"This revised and updated third edition of Gender and Development provides a concise, accessible introduction to gender and development issues in the developing world and in the transition countries of Eastern and Central Europe. The nine chapters include discussions on: changes in theoretical approaches, gender complexities and the Sustainable Development Goals; social and biological reproduction including changing attitudes to family planning; variation in education and access to housing; differences in health and violence at major life stages for women and men; natural disasters, climate change and declining natural resources; and gender roles in rural and urban areas. There is also enhanced coverage of topics such as global trade, sport as a development tool, masculinities and sustainable agriculture. Maps and statistics have been updated throughout and their coverage widened. New case studies have been added on Bangladesh, violence in Peru and India, and halal tourism and garbage collection in the Maldives. The book features student-friendly items such as chapter learning objectives, discussion questions and annotated guides to further reading and websites. The text is enlivened throughout with examples and case studies drawn from the author's worldwide field research and consultancies with international development agencies over four decades and her experience of teaching the topic to undergraduates and postgraduates in many countries. Gender and Development is the only broad-based introduction to the topic written specifically for a student audience. It will be an essential text for a variety of courses on development, women's studies, sociology, anthropology and geography."--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2020
Edition:3rd edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:Milton Park, Abingdon, Axon
Language:eng
Publication Date:2020

Notes

Each chapter also includes: Learning objectives; Learning outcomes; Discussion questions; Further reading; Websites.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvi, 323 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781317378419, 1317378415, 9781317378402, 1317378407, 9781317378396, 1317378393, 9781315674186, 1315674181
DOI:10.4324/9781315674186
oclc:on1120690795
LC Classification:HQ1240.5.D44
Dewey Decimal:305.309172/4

1 Introduction: gender is a development issue. Authorial positionality; Development; Women and development; Approaches to women, gender and development; Chronology of approaches; Development goals; Sustainable development goals; The principal themes -- 2 Demography. Survival; The sex ratio in South Asia; Economic statusSri Lanka; Migration; International and transnational migration; Effects of migration on rural areas; Remittances; The left-behind; Female-headed households -- 3 Reproduction. Biological reproduction; Surrogacy; The state and the body; China; Romania; Singapore; Education; Social reproduction; Gender and time use; The household --4 Gender, health and violence. Nutrition; Health and life stage; Adolescence; Adulthood; Old age; Gendered aspects of major diseases; Gendered occupations and health; Violence; Violence and socio-cultural links; Violence linked to economics; Trafficking; Political violence; Changing attitudes -- 5 Gender and environment. Ecofeminism; Contextualizing gender differences in environmental awareness; Gender and environmental concern at national and local scales; Gender roles and environmental concern; Gender differences in knowledge of environme…

Subjects

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