Gender in Modern Britain [Paperback]

Exploring changes in gender divisions and gender identities in Britain since the Second World War, this book situates the issues in their economic and political context. It assesses theoretical developments in the sociological study of gender, provides an overview of empirical research on gender in modern Britain, and locates the British experience in its global position.

1. Studying gender: from women's oppression to gender identities
2. Gender divisions in the world of paid employment
3. Gender divisions of domestic labour
4. Parenthood and childcare
5. Schooling: it's a girls world
6. Young men and the crisis of masculinity
7. Sexuality and power
8. Violence
9. Gendering politics
10. Britain in international context

Nickie Charles is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and International Development at the University of Wales, Swansea