The battle for legal contraception challenged key tenets of Irish identity: Catholicism, large families, traditional gender roles, and sexual puritanism. It is a story of gender, religion, social change, and failing efforts to reaffirm Irish moral exceptionalism.
Mary Daly Pořadí knih
Mary Daly byla americká radikální feministická filozofka, akademička a teoložka, která se zasazovala o radikální lesbický feminismus. Po celých 33 let působila na Bostonské koleji, jezuitské instituci. Svou akademickou kariéru ukončila v roce 1999, kdy porušila univerzitní pravidla tím, že odmítla přijímat mužské studenty do pokročilých kurzů ženských studií. Mužským studentům umožnila přístup do úvodních kurzů a soukromě doučovala ty, kteří měli zájem o pokročilejší studium. Její práce zkoumá radikální feministickou filozofii a teologii.






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- 2018
Industrial Development and Irish National Identity, 1922-1939
- 220 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
Focusing on the early years of Ireland's independence, this comprehensive study delves into industrial development and societal attitudes toward industrialization. It examines the critical period from the establishment of the Irish Free State to the Anglo-Irish Trade Treaty, revealing previously unexplored aspects of Irish history that shaped the nation's economic challenges. By analyzing these foundational years, the book sheds light on the roots of contemporary issues facing Ireland's economy.
- 2017
The Mary Daly Reader
- 453 stránek
- 16 hodin čtení
- 2016
Sixties Ireland
- 442 stránek
- 16 hodin čtení
A radical new perspective revealing the truth behind the making of modern Ireland from economic rebirth to entering the EEC.
- 2015
???Families and Poverty
- 272 stránek
- 10 hodin čtení
The central interest of this innovative book is the role and significance of family in a context of poverty and low-income. Based on a micro-level study carried out in 2011 and 2012 with 51 families in Northern Ireland, it offers new empirical evidence and a theorisation of the relationship between family life and poverty.
- 2011
Short introductory overview of the diverse theories and applications of the concept of welfare' across the social sciences. * Defines welfare' in a broad sense, taking in issues such as well-being, social rights, etc. , rather than just looking at the welfare state or economic welfare.
- 2003
Gender and the Welfare State: Care, Work and Welfare in Europe and the U. S. A.
- 224 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
"Gender and the Welfare State" analyzes care, work, and welfare across eight countries, examining how national welfare systems shape gender roles and power dynamics. The authors present a new framework to understand these relationships, emphasizing the influence of welfare on resources, labor market participation, and care provision.
- 2003
Gender and the Welfare State
- 224 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
"Gender and the Welfare State" analyzes care, work, and welfare in eight countries, focusing on the impact of the welfare state on gender roles and power dynamics. It critiques existing literature and introduces a new framework to understand gender relations shaped by national welfare systems. The book is a vital resource for those interested in gender and social policies.
- 2001
Pure Lust
- 480 stránek
- 17 hodin čtení
This title aims to offer a journey into the interior of language. The author reveals the patriarchal construction of language and religious imagery, offering alternatives. schovat popis