The Sociology of Women An Introduction | Sociology

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Originally published in 1980 The Sociology of Women: An Introduction aimed to provide a sociological biographically organised portrait of women written from a feminist perspective. It was the first self-contained analytical textbook treatment to present an account of the situation of women in modern Britain that was informed by sociological research. At the same time it remained a straightforward and elementary text in the sense that it assumed no previous knowledge and is written throughout with the beginning student in mind; it provided a lively thorough and realistic introduction to a range of sociological issues and problems; it is abundantly illustrated by examples from research findin…