Threshold Concepts in Women's and Gender Studies Ways of Seeing, Thinking, and Knowing

• Main Authors: Launius, Christie (Author), Hassel, Holly (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018; ©2018
• Edition: Second edition
• Subjects: Women's studies; Feminism; Sex role
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• Physical Description: xviii, 253 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781138304321; 9781138304352

Threshold Concepts in Women's and Gender Studies: Ways of Seeing, Thinking, and Knowing is a textbook designed primarily for introduction to Women's and Gender Studies courses with the intent of providing both skills- and concept-based foundation in the field. The text is driven by a single key question: "What are the ways of thinking, seeing, and knowing that characterize Women's and Gender Studies and are valued by its practitioners?" Rather than taking a topical approach, Threshold Concepts develops the key concepts and ways of thinking that students need in order to develop a deep understanding and to approach material like feminist scholars do, across disciplines. This book illustrates four of the most critical concepts in Women's and Gender Studies-the social construction of gender, privilege and oppression, intersectionality, and feminist praxis-and grounds these concepts in multiple illustrations.