Gender, Power and the Household

The chapters in this book illustrate, from a number of different perspectives, the ways in which power is located and articulated through gendered negotiations and acted out within the changing and differing setting of the household. The book is divided i

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GENDER, POWER AND THE HOUSEHOLD

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Edited by

Linda McKie Senior Lecturer in Health Education University of Aberdeen

Sophia Bowlby Senior Lecturer in Geography University of Reading

and

Susan Gregory doctoral student University of Surrey

Consultant Editor: Jo Campling

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Gender, Power and the Household

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First published in Great Britain 1999 by

MACMILLAN PRESS LTD

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-333-69573-9 hardcover ISBN 0-333-69574-7 paperback First published in the United States of America 1999 by

ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC.,

Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 0-312-22410-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gender, power and the household / edited by Linda McKie, Sophia Bowlby, Susan Gregory. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-312-22410-9 (cloth) I. Sex role. 2. Sexual division of labor. 3. Households. 4. Married women—Social conditions. 5. Work and family. 6. Equality. 7. Power (Social sciences) I. McKie, Linda. II. Bowlby, S. R. (Sophia R.) III. Gregory, Susan, 1945- . HQ1075.G4648 1999 306.3'615—DC21 99-19797 CIP

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