Whether in the home or in the public arenas of media, work, sports, politics, art or religion, women often become embroiled as subjects in the political, social, and cultural debates in America. People on all areas of the political landscape see women in diverse and conflicting ways--as either too liberated or not liberated enough, or whether and how gender and sexual roles are rooted in either biology or culture. Battleground: Women, Gender, and Sexuality helps readers navigate contemporary issues and debates pertaining to women's lives in the United States and globally. This work examines how science and culture intertwine to influence how we think about our identities, desires, relationships, and societal roles today.
Battleground: Women, Gender, and Sexuality comprises lengthy, in-depth discussions of the most timely issues that are debated in today's culture, such as, birth control, comparable worth, disability and gender, glass ceiling, immigration, plastic surgery, tattooing, and piercing, same-sex marriage, and sexual assault and sexual harrassment
Each essay provides a balanced overview of these hot-button topics, and a list of works for Further Reading after each entry serves as a stepping-stone to more in-depth material for students who are writing papers or researching reports.
About the Author: Amy Lind is Mary Ellen Heintz Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Faculty Affiliate of Planning and Latin American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. She is the editor of a volume in the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide, the author of Gendered Paradoxes: Women's Movements, State Restructuring and Global Development in Ecuador (2005), and has published additional articles and book chapters on women's movements, transnational feminisms, and sexual politics in the Americas.
Stephanie Brzuzy is Chair and Associate Professor of Social Work at Xavier University. She is the co-author of Social Welfare Policy and Practice (with E. Segal, 1998) and has published articles on the impact of social welfare policies on women, people with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged populations.
