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Gender and Culture - Couverture souple

Phillips, Pro Anne

 
9780745648002: Gender and Culture
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0745648002 ISBN 13 : 9780745648002
Editeur : Polity, 2010

Synopsis

The idea that respect for cultural diversity conflicts with gender equality is now a staple of both public and academic debate. Yet discussion of these tensions is marred by exaggerated talk of cultural difference, leading to ethnic reductionism, cultural stereotyping, and a hierarchy of traditional and modern. In this volume, Anne Phillips firmly rejects the notion that 'culture' might justify the oppression of women, but also queries the stereotypical binaries that have represented people from ethnocultural minorities as peculiarly resistant to gender equality.

The questions addressed include the relationship between universalism and cultural relativism, how to distinguish valid generalisation from either gender or cultural essentialism, and how to recognise women as agents rather than captives of culture. The discussions are illuminated by reference to legal cases and policy interventions, with a particular focus on forced marriage and cultural defence.

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À propos de l'auteur

Anne Phillips is Professor of Political and Gender Theory at London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Éditeur
Polity
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745648002
ISBN 13 
9780745648002
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
180
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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