Description
In the #MeToo era, US women continue to struggle with whether or not to report sexual harassment, while women living in parts of rural Pakistan and Mexico try to pursue educational and employment opportunities without directly refusing parental wishes for them to marry. Despite rapidly changing social and economic conditions worldwide, patriarchal practices remain remarkably widespread and persistent. Noting the need to move beyond a dichotomy of accommodation and resistance, the contributors to this volume draw upon field research and in-depth qualitative data from different parts of the world to explore the reasons for women's varied psychological responses to patriarchy. These feminist scholars bridge preexisting divides between bio-psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives to explain the ways that women's desires, goals, and identities interact with culturally situated systems in order to develop more complex theories about the psychological underpinnings of patriarchy and to inform more socially progressive policies to improve the lives of women and men globally.
Author: Holly F. Mathews
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 11/15/2019
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.45w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780826360830
ISBN10: 0826360831
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Gender Studies
- Psychology | Human Sexuality (see also Social Science | Human Sexuality)