Gender Panic, Gender Policy

TitleGender Panic, Gender Policy
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsDemos, Vasilikie, and Marcia Texler Segal
Number of Pages342
PublisherEmerald Publishing
CityBingley, UK
Abstract

Using diverse theories and methods including analysis of online data, feminist critical discourse, fieldwork, grounded theory, and queer theory, this volume explores gender panic and policy in the United States as well as Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Japan, Russia, Sweden, and subnational populations. Contributors consider a range of issues from the meaning of learning to play the traditional female role in order to develop a contemporary heteronormative romantic relationship to the difficulties of fairly accommodating non-binary people in traditionally gendered settings or the problem of implementing a gender-neutral rape law in a prison system that is structurally gendered. Gendered policies pertaining, particularly, to women and their fertility as a result of panics over low birthrates are explored as are issues relating to the validation of and problems with binary gender categories in elite sports. The impact of UN gender equality initiatives including LGBT equality on nation-states is also examined.

URLhttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S1529-2126201724
Entry by GWC Assistants / Work by GWC Assistants : 
AK

Type of Literature:

Library Location: 
Call Number: 
1015318012

Library: