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A social and cultural history of girls in the German youth movements in the pre-Nazi era.

Drawing on qualitative studies of athletes and fraternity members, this book describes the world of masculinities among men in both the US and England. It is of interest to students and faculty members within Sociology, Gender Studies, and Sport Studies.

Probes the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality. This book puts forward an argument that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality.

Examines links between gender, race and national identity in the US, UK, Australia and Japan. This book takes an approach to national identity by analyzing a range of ephemeral and pop cultural texts, from Olympic opening ceremonies, to television advertisements, letters to the editor, broadsheet war coverage, travel brochures, and museums.

Traditionally child sexual abuse has been perceived as a male crime, however, research suggests that a minority of offenders are female. While recognizing the importance of male perpetrators, this book highlights the problems inherent in protecting children. It offers a critical understanding of the notions of harm and the rights of the child.

As developments in the European Union and elsewhere make the re-examination of citizenship a pressing issue, this book reflects on the 'masculine' character of contemporary democracy and the measures taken in the EU to combat it.

Domestic and care work in private households is now the largest employment sector for migrant women. This book sheds light on these households through its focus on the interpersonal relationships between Latin American "e;undocumented migrant"e; domestic workers and employers in Austria, Germany, Spain and the UK. The personal experiences of these women form the basis for Gutierrez-Rodriguez's decolonial analysis of the feminization of labor in private households and cultural analysis of domestic work as affective labor. This book will be a necessary voice in the debates on citizenship, cosmopolitanism, and migrant workers' rights.

Gender and Precarious Research Careers aims to advance the debate on the process of precarisation in higher education and its gendered effects, and springs from a three-year research project across institutions in seven European countries: Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Iceland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Austria.

Underpinned by the theoretical writings of Michel Foucault, Masculinities, Sexualities and Love examines a range of empirical data, including interviews with gay and bisexual men, to understand the ways in which love is constructed and conceptualized.

The Romani Women's Movement highlights the role that Romani women's politics plays in shaping equality related discourses, policies, and movements in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Raising to the challenge of how to grasp such forms of inequalities that are mediated affectively, Affective Inequalities in Intimate Relationships focuses on subtle inequalities that are shaped in everyday affective encounters.

Girls, Aggression and Intersectionality examines how intersecting social identities ¿ such as race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, age, and others - shape media representations of, and criminal justice reactions to, female aggression.

This collection of chapters written by prominent researchers addresses the representations of mothers and motherhood in certain contemporary societies, notably in South Asia.

This book examines the sex industry in Israel, using feminist concepts to elaborate on the power of prostitution to shape a world in which women are objects for fulfilling men's desires.

Arguing for the notion of multiple futurities over that of progressive waves, Beyond Gender combines theoretical work with practical applications to provide an advanced introduction to contemporary feminist and sexuality research and advocacy. This comprehensive monograph documents the diversification of gender-related disciplines and struggles, arguing for a multidisciplinary approach to issues formerly subsumed under the unified field of gender studies. Split into two parts, the volume demonstrates how the notion of gender has been criticised by various theories pertaining to masculinity, feminism, and sexuality, and also illustrates how the binary and hierarchical ordering system of gender has been troubled or overcome in practice: in queer performance, legal critique, the classroom, and textual analysis.

This volume uses empirical studies of gender differences in family responsibilities and time allocation to demonstrate how such differences affect women's wages and analyses pay structures and wage mobility throughout Europe.

Bringing together an international range of case studies and interviews with individuals who have had genital re/construction, Body, Migration, Re/constructive Surgeries explores the socio-cultural meanings of clitoral re/construction following female genital cutting (FGC), hymen reconstruction, trans and intersex bodily interventions; and cosmetic surgery.

The Romani Women's Movement highlights the role that Romani women's politics plays in shaping equality related discourses, policies, and movements in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Raising to the challenge of how to grasp such forms of inequalities that are mediated affectively, Affective Inequalities in Intimate Relationships focuses on subtle inequalities that are shaped in everyday affective encounters. It also seeks to bridge a gap between affect theory and empirical social research by providing ideas and inspiration of how to work with affect in research practice.

Underpinned by the theoretical writings of Michel Foucault, Masculinities, Sexualities and Love examines a range of empirical data, including interviews with gay and bisexual men, to understand the ways in which love is constructed and conceptualized.

Gender and Precarious Research Careers aims to advance the debate on the process of precarisation in higher education and its gendered effects, and springs from a three-year research project across institutions in seven European countries: Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Iceland, Switzerland, Slovenia and Austria.

Focusing on a signature aspect of Scandinavian welfare states, Equality Struggles explores how gender equality and women¿s rights are transforming the relationship between Scandinavian states and social actors.

When so many call for inclusion of women and a gender perspective in food security, why is the status of women and girls in terms of food security not improving, and to what extent is this failure contributing to overall hunger and malnutrition?