Multiple Gender Cultures, Sociology, and Plural Modernities - 9781138319028

Taylor & Francis

Multiple Gender Cultures, Sociology, and Plural ModernitiesRe-reading Social Constructions of Gender across the Globe in a Decolonial Perspective\nAuthor(s): Heidemarie Winkel, Angelika Poferl\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138319028, 978-1138319028\nSynopsis\nUntil today, Western, European sociology contributes to the social reality of colonial modernity, and gender knowledge is a paradigmatic example of it. Multiple Gender Cultures, Sociology, and Plural Modernities critically engages with these Western eyes and shifts the focus towards the global variety of gendered socialities and hierarchically entangled social histories.\n\nThis is conceptualised as multiple gender cultures within plural modernities. The authors examine the multifaceted realities of gendered life in varying contexts across the globe. Bringing together different perspectives, the volume provides a rereading of the social fabric of gender i.