Rural gender relations : issues and case studies / edited by Bettina B. Bock, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Sally Shortall, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006Copyright date: 2006Description: 1 online resource (viii, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type:

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Introduction : rural gender studies in North and South / Bettina B. Bock -- Gender and farming : an overview / Sally Shortall -- Gender relations and livelihood strategies / Monica Gorman -- Commodity production and farm women's work / Susan Machum -- Farm women in Slovenia / Majda Černič Istenič -- The informalization of farm employment / Andrienetta Kritzinger -- Women and sustainable agriculture / Sarah Tufts Rickson, Roy E. Rickson and David Burch -- Gender at the border / Janet D. Momsen -- Gender and rural migration : an overview / Bettina B. Bock -- The gendered impact of drought / Margaret Alston -- Rural idylls or boring places? / Marit S. Haugen and Mariann Villa -- Rural immigrations and female employment / Apostolos G. Papadopoulos -- Gender and rural politics : an overview / Sally Shortall -- Gender and rural development budgets / Bettina B. Bock and P. Derkzen -- Collective action among rural women in India / Jo-Anne Everingham -- CAP regulations and farm household relations / Constantina Safilios-Rothschildt -- Rurality and gender identity : an overview / Bettina B. Bock -- Rural women and the environment / Carolyn Sachs -- Economic status and gender roles / Sally Shortall -- Rural health and well-being / Ruth Panelli -- Embodying family farm work / Berit Brandth -- Queer countryside revisited / David Bell -- Conclusions : future directions / Sally Shortall.

Abstract: This book explores the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. It presents a comparative perspective on key research themes of rural gender relations, with each section beginning with a comprehensive overview. Five themes are addressed: (1) developments in rural gender theory and research methodology; (2) changes in farm households; (3) patterns of rural migration; (4) the impact of national and international policies; (5) and the construction of gender identities as a result of rural changes. This book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of rural sociology, agrarian change, rural geography and gender studies. The book has 23 chapters and a subject index.

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This book explores the gender effects of the current transformation of agriculture and rural life. It presents a comparative perspective on key research themes of rural gender relations, with each section beginning with a comprehensive overview. Five themes are addressed: (1) developments in rural gender theory and research methodology; (2) changes in farm households; (3) patterns of rural migration; (4) the impact of national and international policies; (5) and the construction of gender identities as a result of rural changes. This book will be of interest to advanced students and researchers of rural sociology, agrarian change, rural geography and gender studies. The book has 23 chapters and a subject index.

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Rural gender relations : issues and case studies / edited by Bettina B. Bock, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Sally Shortall, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.