{"product_id":"people-spaces-and-places-in-gendered-environments-9781837978946","title":"People, Spaces and Places in Gendered Environments","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntersectional in approach, this volume of \u003cem\u003eAdvances in Gender Research\u003c\/em\u003e offers an overview of the ways in which environments -- broadly defined to include social, natural and built territories, domains and habitats -- are gendered. Rooted in qualitative, feminist and change-oriented perspectives, this international set of scholars and practitioners provides an understanding of how marginalized and indigenous populations, often overlooked, relate to natural and built environments.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on real-world interviews, as well as their political and historical contexts, contributors highlight the voices of women and their interactions with their environments. Chapters critically consider the threats, barriers and limitations of urban design to the movements of women, including those with disabilities, covering cases such as: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehome-based sex work in Punjab cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eworkplace environments and their role in women's career building\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eenvironmental activism and cities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsian American women in STEM disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eindigenous change agents in the Amazon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003echange in built environments, specifically in Athens and Rome\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eagriculture in the Colombian Amazon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003equeer eco-spirituality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemonstrating how women and other marginalized groups respond to the limits and options imposed by the history and structure of spaces, \u003cem\u003ePeople, Spaces and Places in Gendered Environments\u003c\/em\u003e envisions a world beyond colonial, able-bodied, class and patriarchal limitations where freedom of movement functions for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVasilikie (Vicky) Demos \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Minnesota Morris, USA. She has received various awards, including the Harriet Martineau Sociological Society Annual Award and the UMM Distinguished Research Award.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcia Texler Segal\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Dean for Research Emerita, Indiana University Southeast, USA, and Co-Chair of the Feminist Development sub-section of the American Sociological Association Section on Development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50490082951442,"sku":"9781837978946","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7053cab3-927b-496f-aeb6-0f2b48ce38c2.jpg?v=1730513160","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/people-spaces-and-places-in-gendered-environments-9781837978946","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}