Curious about the hovering and curious about its possible link to new technology, I designed a research project that would allow me to explore and explain the roots, dynamics, and class location of a style of child rearing that I have come to call “parenting out of control” as it affects attitudes toward and behaviors […]
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Studies in East Asia
Vera Mackie and Mark McLelland Over the last two or three decades, sexuality studies has come to be seen as a distinctive field of academic inquiry. What is sometimes referred to as the ‘new sexuality studies’ is distinguished from earlier paradigms which looked at human sexuality through the prisms of biology, medical science, psychoanalysis, psychology […]
♦ INTRODUCTION
No Playpen W hen I was raising my children in the 1970s, there were no baby monitors to help me hear them cry in the middle of the night, no cell phones to assist me in keeping track of their whereabouts at every moment, and no expectation that I would know any more about their […]
Signe Arnfred
project, which is the focus of their critical analysis: male circumcision as AIDS prevention. Jungar and Oinas show a) that the scientific evidence backing the connection between male circumcision and HIV/AIDS prevention is shaky, to say the least, and b) that, in fact, if taken seriously this ‘prevention strategy’ would have very negative consequences for […]
Summary
The 1999 report, A Study on the Status of Women Faculty in Science at MIT, created a new level of awareness of the special challenges faced by female faculty in the sciences. Although not the first examination of the treatment of female faculty, this report marked an important historical moment, igniting interest in the difficulties […]
Introduction to the sociology of gender
Chris got up and went to the bathroom. Leaving pyjamas on the floor and turning on the shower, Chris stepped into the water. It was not a hair-washing day, so after a quick rub with the soap it was time to get out and dry off. After towelling and applying hair putty to the new […]
Acknowledgments
Completing a project as large as a Routledge handbook necessarily involves the support and cooperation of a large number of colleagues. The editors would particularly like to thank the members of the international Editorial Board listed at the front of this volume for their time and generosity in helping develop the collection. We would like […]
Acknowledgments
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Academies’ Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound […]
Habermas’s Argument
Recognizing the shortcomings of Kant’s monological subject and incorporating both Hegel’s critique of Kant and Marx’s critique of modernity, Habermas offers a discursive theory of ethics predicated upon the intersub — jective constitution of identity, originating in and mediated by communication. It includes a developmental account of rationality and a critical assessment of its institutionalization […]
INTRODUCTION
The distributed work force is becoming more prevalent in many organizations. Increasingly, ebusiness requires employees to work across office boundaries such as from their homes, outstations, and different countries. Employees often work in temporary groups to fulfill particular organizational tasks. These are known as virtual teams, who due to geographical, organizational or time dispersion, rely […]