Gender and Agency : Reconfiguring the Subject in Feminist and Social Theory
Lois. McNay
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (199 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Gender, Subjection And Agency: Introductory Remark; 2 Body, Position , Power: Bourdieu And Butler On Agency; 3 Gender and Narrative: Ricoeur on the Coherence; 4 Psyche and Society: Castoriadis and the Creativity; 5 Gender and Change: Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; Index. - This book reassesses theories of agency and gender identity against the backdrop of changing relations between men and women in contemporary societies. McNay argues that recent thought on the formation of the modern subject offers a one-sided or negative account of agency, which underplays the creative dimension present in the responses of individuals to changing social relations. An understanding of this creative element is central to a theory of autonomous agency, and also to an explanation of the ways in which women and men negotiate changes within gender relations. In exploring
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| Emner | Feminist theory
Gender identity Man-woman relationships Sex role Vis mer... Gender & Ethnic Studies
Gender Studies & Sexuality Sex Social Sciences feministisk teori kjønnsroller kjønnsidentitet kjønn subjekt kvinner menn relasjoner forhold |
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| ISBN | 0745613489. - 0745613497
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