Specifications
| Publisher | Routledge; 1st edition |
| ISBN 13 | 9781032317199 |
| ISBN 10 | 1032317191 |
| Author | Alison Dahl Crossley |
| Book Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | Feminism in the United States: A Concise Introduction presents readers with the key debates and ideas central to contemporary US feminism. With a focus on intersectionality, the book highlights the goals, tactics, and varieties of feminism.This engaging, clear, and accessible text includes current examples, case studies, profiles of key figures in the movement, and opportunities/resources to gather more information. The reader will learn how to employ a feminist lens as an informed conversationalist, social media user, news consumer, and if so desired, activist. Readers will learn about the varieties of contemporary US feminism and how different strands of feminism emerge; the heterogeneity of the movement as it endures over generations in both hospitable and inhospitable climates; and the inequalities addressed and tactics used by feminists to create lasting social change.Feminism in the United States is ideal for undergraduate students, particularly those enrolled in introductory classes in feminist, gender, and sexuality studies and related programs, as well as for the anyone seeking to explore feminism for the first time. |
| About the Author | Alison Dahl Crossley, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She is the author of Finding Feminism: Millennial Activists and the Unfinished Gender Revolution. |
| Publication Date | 16 August 2024 |
| Number of Pages | 222 pages |
Feminism in the United States: A Concise Introduction
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