In Gender Inequality: Feminist Theories and Politics, Fourth Edition, internationally renowned feminist Judith Lorber examines various, evolving theories of gender inequality. Tightly structured around Lorber`s own paradigm of "reform, resistance, rebellion," this combination text/reader acknowledges feminism`s significant contributions to redressing gender inequality and celebrates its enormous accomplishments over the last forty years. It also documents feminism`s ongoing political activism, and, with an awareness of postmodern and third-wave trends, points toward its future.
Significantly rewritten, reorganized, and updated, the fourth edition features seventeen new readings and new sections on feminism in China, India, South Korea, and Japan. In addition, the bulleted lists that introduce each type of feminism now include a critique as well as that particular feminism`s theories on the sources of gender inequality, its politics, and its contributions.

"Gender Inequality: Feminist Theories and Politics is the best book out there for exposing students to the nuances of feminist theory. The structure of the book (particularly the beginning of each chapter) makes it very simple for the students to engage in active learning. This text offers students an exhaustive analysis of feminist scholarship and politics and fosters critical thinking about the construction of gender and the intersections of gender with race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and nation." (Dana Berkowitz, Louisiana State University)

A szerzőről:
Judith Lorber, Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women`s Studies, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York