Women in the Third World : an encyclopedia of contemporary issues /
Women in the Third World : an encyclopedia of contemporary issues /
Women in the 3rd World Women in the Third World : An encyclopaedia of contemporary issues
editor, Nelly P. Stromquist ; assistant editor, Karen Monkman.
- xxxiv, 683 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
- Garland reference library of social science ; v. 760 .
- Garland reference library of social science ; v. 760. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 649-659) and index.
Conceptual and Theoretical Issues -- Political and Legal Contexts -- Sex Role Ideologies -- Demographics and Health -- Marriage and the Family -- Women and Production -- Women and the Environment -- Enabling Conditions for Change -- Movements for Change -- Geographical Entries -- Annotated Bibliography -- A sampling of the coverage -- Violence Against Women -- Women in Transition to Democracy -- Refugee Women -- Women and War -- Machismo in Latin America -- Childrearing Practices -- Sex Segregation in the Labor Force -- International Aid Agencies -- Islam and Women's Roles -- Factors Affecting Fertility -- Women and Contraception -- Women 's Control Over Their Bodies -- Gender and Aging -- Women's Labor Incomes -- Women and Literacy -- Informal and Nonformal Education -- Women and Apartheid -- Women in Anti-Clonial Movements -- Women in Israel, Southern Africa, China, Cuba, India, and other countries.
0815301502 9780815301509
98014689
Women--Social conditions--Developing countries
Women--Economic conditions--Developing countries
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Developing countries.
HQ1870.9. / W6548 1998
305.42091724
Includes bibliographical references (pages 649-659) and index.
Conceptual and Theoretical Issues -- Political and Legal Contexts -- Sex Role Ideologies -- Demographics and Health -- Marriage and the Family -- Women and Production -- Women and the Environment -- Enabling Conditions for Change -- Movements for Change -- Geographical Entries -- Annotated Bibliography -- A sampling of the coverage -- Violence Against Women -- Women in Transition to Democracy -- Refugee Women -- Women and War -- Machismo in Latin America -- Childrearing Practices -- Sex Segregation in the Labor Force -- International Aid Agencies -- Islam and Women's Roles -- Factors Affecting Fertility -- Women and Contraception -- Women 's Control Over Their Bodies -- Gender and Aging -- Women's Labor Incomes -- Women and Literacy -- Informal and Nonformal Education -- Women and Apartheid -- Women in Anti-Clonial Movements -- Women in Israel, Southern Africa, China, Cuba, India, and other countries.
0815301502 9780815301509
98014689
Women--Social conditions--Developing countries
Women--Economic conditions--Developing countries
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Developing countries.
HQ1870.9. / W6548 1998
305.42091724