Rural gender relations :
Bock, Bettina.B
Rural gender relations : issues and case studies / edited by Bettina B. Bock, Sally Shortall. - Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Publishing, c2006. - viii, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
This book explores the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. Five themes are addressed: developments in rural gender theory and research methodology; changes in farm households; migration patterns of men and women in rural areas; the impact of national and international policies; and the construction of identities and definitions of femininity and masculinity as a result of rural change. Contributors include scholars from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1: Introduction: Rural Gender Studies in North and SouthPart I: Gender and Farming2: Gender and Farming: An Overview3: Gender Relations and Livelihood Strategies4: Commodity Production and Farm Women's Work5: Farm Women in Slovenia6: The Informalization of Farm Employment7: Women and Sustainable Agriculture8: Gender at the BorderPart II: Gender and Rural Migration9: Gender and Rural Migration: An Overview10: The Gendered Impact of Drought11: Rural Idylls or Boring Places?12: Rural Immigrations and Female EmploymentPart III: Gender and Rural Politics13: Gender and Rural Politics: An Overview14: Gender and Rural Development Budgets15: Collective Action among Rural Women in India16: CAP Regulations and Farm Household RelationsPart IV: Rurality and Gender Identity17: Rurality and Gender Identity: An Overview18: Rural Women and the Environment19: Economic Status and Gender Roles20: Rural Health and Well-Being21: Embodying Family Farm Work22: Queer Countryside RevisitedPart V: Conclusions23: Conclusions - Future Directions
9780851990309 0851990304 (alk. paper)
Rural women.
Rural men.
Man-woman relationships.
Women in rural development.
Sex role.
Rural development.
305.3 / BOC
Rural gender relations : issues and case studies / edited by Bettina B. Bock, Sally Shortall. - Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Publishing, c2006. - viii, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
This book explores the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. Five themes are addressed: developments in rural gender theory and research methodology; changes in farm households; migration patterns of men and women in rural areas; the impact of national and international policies; and the construction of identities and definitions of femininity and masculinity as a result of rural change. Contributors include scholars from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1: Introduction: Rural Gender Studies in North and SouthPart I: Gender and Farming2: Gender and Farming: An Overview3: Gender Relations and Livelihood Strategies4: Commodity Production and Farm Women's Work5: Farm Women in Slovenia6: The Informalization of Farm Employment7: Women and Sustainable Agriculture8: Gender at the BorderPart II: Gender and Rural Migration9: Gender and Rural Migration: An Overview10: The Gendered Impact of Drought11: Rural Idylls or Boring Places?12: Rural Immigrations and Female EmploymentPart III: Gender and Rural Politics13: Gender and Rural Politics: An Overview14: Gender and Rural Development Budgets15: Collective Action among Rural Women in India16: CAP Regulations and Farm Household RelationsPart IV: Rurality and Gender Identity17: Rurality and Gender Identity: An Overview18: Rural Women and the Environment19: Economic Status and Gender Roles20: Rural Health and Well-Being21: Embodying Family Farm Work22: Queer Countryside RevisitedPart V: Conclusions23: Conclusions - Future Directions
9780851990309 0851990304 (alk. paper)
Rural women.
Rural men.
Man-woman relationships.
Women in rural development.
Sex role.
Rural development.
305.3 / BOC