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 ...
6th Edition of
Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings
Paperback, 784 pages
ISBN-10: 0078027004
ISBN-13: 9780078027000
Published by: McGraw-Hill Education, April 23, 2014
5th Edition of
Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings
Paperback, 768 pages
ISBN-10: 007351232X
ISBN-13: 9780073512327
Published by: McGraw-Hill Education, July 29, 2011
4th Edition of
Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings
Paperback, 800 pages
ISBN-10: 0073512281
ISBN-13: 9780073512280
Published by: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, September 05, 2008