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Female Well-Being:

Towards a Global Theory of Social Change
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Janet Mancini Billson, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
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Zed Books, 2005 - Social Science - 432 pages
Annotation This global survey starts from the belief that the significant transformations in women's lives need to be fully documented and interpreted. It illustrates the critical challenges faced by women in the 20th century using original data from countries in every world region. The case studies are written by teams of scholars, educators, and policy analysts in Canada, the United States, Colombia, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, South Africa, Sudan, and Kenya. The catalysts for change in female well-being are identified from trends from 1900 to 2000 in infant mortality, maternal mortality, literacy, life expectancy, education, work, income, family structure, and political power. Trends are analyzed in the light of the century's major events, legislative initiatives, social policies, and leadership, to illustrate the processes that enhance, sustain, or detract from the female condition. The last chapter suggests ideas for how to improve female well-being globally.
  

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Contents

The twentieth century as a transformative time for women
3
The complexities of defining female wellbeing
23
A critique of social change theories
45
a journey in stages
67
a century of struggle
94
you forge your path as you walk
133
The social context 135 A demographic portrait of Colombian
148
continuity and change
159
crossing the great divides of race
236
A demographic portrait of South African women 236 Family
243
Economic participation 244 Literacy and education
250
Political educational and cultural leadership 251 Towards
258
changing the paradigm of female
285
A demographic portrait of Thai women 288 Family status
304
the struggle
324
factors that enhance or detract from
357

strong women myths and contradictions
181
change and resistance to change
207
Violence against women 216 Economic participation
219
Literacy and education 223 Political educational and cultural
230
Towards a gendered theory of social change
374
Towards global female wellbeing
392
Editors and contributors 415
415
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About the author (2005)

Janet Mancini Billson is the Director, Group Dimensions International, and Visiting Professor at The George Washington University. Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban is Professor of Anthropology and Women's Studies, Rhode Island College.

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TitleFemale Well-Being: Towards a Global Theory of Social Change
EditorsJanet Mancini Billson, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
Editionillustrated
PublisherZed Books, 2005
ISBN1842770098, 9781842770092
Length432 pages
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Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory
Social Science / Gender Studies
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Women's Studies
  
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