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This innovative, global feminist analysis of work and politics examines the diverse problems and related protests of women and men who labor to make ends meet in a rapidly-changing world. Using vivid examples from around the world, it reveals how 'globalization' is reshaping social institutions and lives.
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Dickinson (women's studies, Kansas State University) and Schaeffer (sociology, Kansas State University) provide a feminist political analysis of work. They consider the various problems and related protests of workers around the world. The changes prompted by economic globalization are highlighted, as is the resistance to globalization. Chapters focus on the relationships and conflicts between workers, businesses, and the state, the reorganization of work and the decline of the welfare state, the degradation of social and natural environments, the emergence of a woman-centered labor movement, and the changing meanings of work and society. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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