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9781856491792

Color, Class & Country

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  • ISBN13:

    9781856491792

  • ISBN10:

    185649179X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-09-01
  • Publisher: Zed Books
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Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Gendered Reproduction of Race-Ethnicity and Social Classp. 15
"Becoming Somebody": Aspirations, Opportunities, and Womanhoodp. 17
Chicanas in White Collar Occupations: Work and the Gendered Construction of Race-Ethnicityp. 36
Urban Women's Work in Three Social Strata: The Informal Economy of Social Networks and Social Capitalp. 53
Gender and Challenges to the Construction of Social Class and Race-Ethnicityp. 71
"I'm not your maid. I am the housekeeper": The Restructuring of Housework and Work Relationships in Domestic Servicep. 73
Fighting Sexual Harassment: A Collective Labour Obligationp. 84
Ethnic Identity and Feminism: Views from Leaders of African American Women's Associationsp. 97
Race, Class, Gender and US State Welfare Policy: The Nexus of Inequality for African American Familiesp. 115
Reproduction of and Challenges to Gender Relations: Cases and Comparisons at the National Levelp. 129
Gender Inequality around the World: Comparing Fifteen Nations in Five World Regionsp. 131
The State, Gender Policy, and Social Change: An Analysis from Turkeyp. 152
Work Intensity and Time Use: What Do Women Do When There Aren't Enough Hours in a Day?p. 168
Gender Stratification and Vulnerability in Ugandap. 182
Challenges to White Western Middle Class Gender Analysis and Agendasp. 197
"Lifting as We Climb": How Scholarship by and about Women of Color Has Shaped My Life as a White Feministp. 199
The Place of the WID Discourse in Global Feminist Analysis: The Potential for a "Reverse Flow"p. 218
Difference, Diversity, and Divisions in an Agenda for the Women's Movementp. 232
Indexp. 249
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