Email your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this book to your organisations collection. As two sociologists of religion having researched women clergy for much of our academic careers, we have discovered sometimes hauntingly similar themes in our research and results despite the very. What we saw as necessary, and what drove us to put. Afshan jafar s research and teaching interests include globalization, transnational womens movements, fundamentalist and nationalist movements, gender, media, and the body. Pdf on perpetuating stereotypes and ghettoizing gender. Afshan jafar is an associate professor of sociology at connecticut college. Afshan jafar is a doctoral student in sociology at the university of massachusettsamherst. By afshan jafar afshan jafar is an associate professor of sociology at connecticut college and a public voices fellow with. Writing is an essential element of sociological pedagogy.
A gender lens on religion orit avishai, afshan jafar. Afshan jafar, and rachel rinaldo authors contributed equally. A gender lens on religion does not mean that religion is the sole. Disneys frozena lukewarm attempt at feminism gender. Ashley baker, melody boyd, dlane compton, afshan jafar, michelle janning, mike messner, julie shayne, mimi shippers, tara leigh tober, adrienne trierbieniek, gail wallace, beverly yuen. She is the author of womens ngos in pakistan, and the coeditor for bodies without borders and. I have written about breastfeeding and the politics of motherhood. Pdf this special issue is the result of concerns about the marginalized status of gender within the sociology of religion. This book uncovers the skillful maneuvering that women s ngos have to perform in order to survive in a hostile environment. Al yamamah university faculty afshan azam khan, ph. I also trace the links between the state, nationalism, religion, and womens organizations, and demonstrate how they have shaped womens lives in pakistan.
Afshan jafar is an associate professor of sociology at connecticut. Nasser mustapha author of sociology for the caribbean. Notes focus on specific teaching issues or techniques. Afshan jafar is a member of the editorial collective at university of venus and an assistant professor of sociology at connecticut college. Articles range from experimental studies of teaching and learning to broad, synthetic essays on pedagogically important issues. The journal takes a multidisciplinary, intersectional, and global approach to gender analyses.
The park award formerly the park book award goes to. Rachel rinaldo sociology university of colorado boulder. Rachel rinaldo department of sociology ucb 327, ketchum 195 university of colorado boulder boulder, colorado 80309. Insiderness, outsiderness, and situated accessibility how women activists navigate uns commission on the status of women in societies without borders. Connecticut college magazine, about the concept of beauty in a globalized world, whether syrian refugees should be called migrants and what she thinks about taco bell. This article describes an exercise designed to introduce the topic of islam and muslims in a sociology of globalization course. Sociology for the caribbean students by nasser mustapha. Professor jafar regularly teaches, introduction to sociology. The activity asks students to complete a sentence regarding muslim wo. Methods and techniques of social research abu jafar mohammad sufian on. By doing just this in her book, jafar provides an important lens into the way womens ngos navigate between feminist ideals and ontheground realities. Women, islam, and the state in pakistan springerlink. Department of sociology 315 turnpike street north andover, ma 01845. Access to society journal content varies across our titles.
Embodiment in nigerian beauty pageants and the vietnamese sex industry, pgs. Afshan afridi list of 25 novels by afshan afridi bookspk. Joan acker and the shift from patriarchy to gender. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. My interest in the interactions of culture and health stems from both my undergraduate study at the university of north texasdenton as a psychology major and my further experience in the arena of public health at emory university where i completed a master of. A gender lens on religion orit avishai, afshan jafar, rachel. Sociology of bodyembodiment sociology of gender globalization gender issues in india. I focus mainly on general zia ulhaqs influence in fostering and reinforcing certain detrimental ideologies and policies. Gender and society promotes feminist scholarship and the social scientific study of gender.
Sociology professor afshan jafar talks with edward weinman, editor of cc. She is the author of womens ngos in pakistan, and the coeditor for bodies without borders and global beauty, local. In may 2014, the disney store announced that it would hold drawings for people wanting to purchase frozen costumes. University of chicago department of sociology 1126 e. In this paper, i outline the history of pakistans experience with islamic laws and their impact on women. Studying religion, making it sociological chapter 2. This book is a revised and updated edition of methods and techniques of social research which provides the methods and techniques of social research that crosscuts a wide array of disciplines. Gender and society publishes theoretically engaged and methodologically rigorous articles that make original contributions to gender theory. Similarly, the nexus of gender, religion and the nation has not been a central topic of interest in studies on polish postaccession emigration. What a greater selection of hues says about culture black women are increasingly able to influence the cosmetics market through their purchases.
Opinion the thin line between surgery and mutilation. The times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. Her first book, womens ngos in pakistan palgrave macmillan, 2011. A first diagnosis and some treatment options article pdf available in teaching sociology 354. Free download all novels by afshan afridi in pdf format or read online. Nasser mustapha is the author of sociology for the caribbean students 3. In addition to the issue of consensual relationships in higher education, her research interests include pakistani immigrants in the united states and gender and development in thirdworld countries. Rachel rinaldo phd university of chicago, 2007 is a cultural sociologist interested in gender, globalization, social change, and religion, with a special focus on the developing world and muslim societies. I am an ethnographer who is interested in how ideology and culture, very broadly defined, shape social institutions, political dialogue, cultural practices, and academic discourse. Book series editor coeditor with afshan jafar, palgrave studies in globalization and embodiment.
If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. Afshan jafar assistant professor of sociology at connecticut college, usa. Amrita basu, paino professor of political science and womens and gender studies, amherst collegein this brilliant and insightful book, afshan jafar raises many questions about the roles of womens ngos in pakistan. Article information, pdf download for a gender lens on religion.
This special issue is the result of concerns about the marginalized status of gender within the sociology of religion. The collection of exciting new research in this special issue advocates for the importance of a gender lens on questions of religion in order to highlight issues, practices, peoples, and theories that would otherwise not be central to the discipline. If you dont want to wait have a look at our ebook offers and start reading immediately. Afshan jafars research and teaching interests include globalization, transnational womens movements, fundamentalist and nationalist movements, gender, media, and the body. Pdf women clergy research and the sociology of religion. Afshan is an assistant professor of marketing and the coordinator for marketing department al yamamah university. Many of our classes rely on written work as the means for students to demonstrate their acquisition of a sociological perspective. Afshan jafar this article describes an exercise designed to introduce the topic of islam and muslims in a sociology of globalization course. The graduate center, city university of new york cuny. She is the author of womens ngos in pakistan, and the coeditor for bodies without. Handbook of the sociology of religion edited by michele dillon august 2003. In addition to its mass popularity, frozen has also garnered critical acclaim.
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