Gender at Work in Economic Life

296 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This new volume from SEA illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. The contributors are economic anthropologists who consider the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context, examining issues of: historical change, the construction of globalization, household authority and entitlement, and entrepreneurship and autonomy. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers in anthropology and in the related fields of economics, sociology of work, gender studies, women's studies, and economic development.

• Reihe: Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Anthropologie
• ISBN: 9780759102460
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.09.2003
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Herausgegeben von: Gracia Clark