Threshold Concepts in Women S and Gender Studies |
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| Author:
| Launius, Christie
Hassel, Holly |
| ISBN: | 978-1-322-50619-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2014 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Threshold Concepts in Women s and Gender Studies: Ways of Seeing, Thinking, and Knowing is a textbook designed primarily for introduction to Women s and Gender Studies courses with the intent of providing both a skills- and concept-based foundation in the field. The text is driven by a single key question: "What are the ways of thinking, seeing, and knowing that characterize women s and gender studies and are valued by its practitioners?" Rather than taking a topical approach,...
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Threshold Concepts in Women s and Gender Studies: Ways of Seeing, Thinking, and Knowing is a textbook designed primarily for introduction to Women s and Gender Studies courses with the intent of providing both a skills- and concept-based foundation in the field. The text is driven by a single key question: "What are the ways of thinking, seeing, and knowing that characterize women s and gender studies and are valued by its practitioners?" Rather than taking a topical approach, "Threshold Concepts in Women s and Gender Studies "develops the key concepts and ways of thinking that students need in order to develop a deep understanding and to approach material like feminist scholars do, across disciplines. This book illustrates four of the most critical concepts in women s and gender studies: the social construction of gender; privilege and oppression; intersectionality; and feminist praxis, and grounds these concepts in multiple illustrations. "