Women's Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings - Softcover

· Learning activities in each chapter give students an opportunity to apply concepts introduced in the chapter. Activities include using the Internet, doing informal polling, making observations from the everyday social world, and engaging in classroom activities.

· Discussion questions at the end of each set of readings help students explore chapter themes critically.

· Ideas for Activism sections throughout the book provide students with examples and opportunities for the practical implementation of the content.

· Activist Profiles highlight the lives and contributions of women from all walks of life.
Chapter introductions provide key background information on the chapter's topic including explanations of key concepts and ideas and references to the subsequent reading selections.
Timely issues covered in the readings. Current issues examined include the effects of welfare reform, men and masculinity, fraternities and collegiate rape culture, the politics of housework, global feminism, the commodification of women's bodies, feminism and disability, multiracial identities, third wave feminism, the "boy crisis," breast cancer and the environment, the war on reproductive rights, women workers in the global economy, family-friendly policies in the workplace, the continuing wage gap between men and women, the "oprahfication" of America, hates crimes and gender, the Internet and the global prostitution industry, and the future of the feminist movement.