Rural Gender Relations: Issues and Case Studies

By: B. Bock and S. Shortall

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Synopsis: The global liberalization of markets and international agricultural and development policies are having profound impact on the structure and identity of rural societies. In this work, Bock (Wageningen U. , the Netherlands) and Shortall (Queen's U. , Northern Ireland) present 23 sociological papers that analyze the relationship between these changes and gender relations in rural areas. In addition to pointing to the impact of rural change on gender relations, the volume seeks to underscore how gender relations influence the nature of rural and agricultural change. The papers are grouped according to four major themes: gender and agricultural change, gender and rural migration, gender and rural politics, and rurality and gender identity.