Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings

Key differences between 6th and 5th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous editions: 3 years (2014 vs 2011).
• Shaw's and Lee's Women's Voices, Feminist Visions text was first published in 2001.
• The Sixth Ed. includes many new contemporary readings:
• Rachel Graham Cody's interview with Gloria Steinem about modern feminism, social and economic equality.
• Vivian May's insights on race and intersectionality, a feminist sociological theory.
• Evin Taylor's essay on determining cisgender privilege.
• Michael Kimmel and Christina Hoff Sommers debate on whether boys face more sexism and discrimination than girls.
• Deborah H. Brake's discussion on wrestling, a sport with gender tensions and contradictions.
• Dara Greenwood's and Sonya Cin's study examinating how young women view their bodies and compare them to the media ideals.
• Minh-Ha T. Pham's essay about women's fashion as a tool for feminist activism.
• Tom Watson's discussion on the power of social media.
• Heather Havrilesky's article describing different types of characters on television.
• Sophie Weiner's article highlighting eight moments that indicate Beyonce as a true feminist.
• Laurie Edwards's review (published in the Journal of Pain) discusses how women’s pain problems are often attributed to emotional and not physical causes, and as a result women receive biased treatment by medical system.
• Judith Warner's essay about "French" approach to motherhood.
• Mohja Kahf's short story illustrating relationships among families religion and culture.
• Stephanie Coontz's findings about rates of depression and divorces among working women.
• and other ...