Women and Irish Society: A Sociological Reader

Author(s): Anne Byrne and Madeleine Leonard
Document Type: Book
Year: 1997
Publisher: Beyond the Pale
Place of Publication: Belfast
ISBN: 1-900960-03-6
Subject Area(s): Education, Employment, Social Care, Mental Health, Rural Issues, Gender
Client Group(s) : Men, Women

Background to the Research

  • This book is the first of its kind, bringing together, as it does, contemporary research on the changing role of women in the North and South of Ireland. It includes contributions from 39 sociologists from all over Ireland.

Research Approach

  • The contributors use a variety of methodologies ranging from the use of official data, secondary data analysis to in-depth interviews and questionnaires in order to provide an overview and new findings concerning their issue of choice.

Contents

Chapter Title Author(s)
1 Girls and Coeducation in the Republic Emer Smyth and Damian Hannan
2 Gender Discourses in School Social Relations Anne Ryan
3 Women in Community Education & Development Brid Connolly
4 Labour Market Structures and Employment in Ireland Emer Smyth
5 Making a Difference? Female Employment in Multinationals E. Crowley
6 Women in Non-traditional Employment in Northern Ireland M. Carey
7 Women Caring and Sharing in Belfast Madeleine Leonard
8 Behind Closed Doors: Homeworkers in Ireland Wendy Richards
9 Gender and the Development of the Irish Social Welfare System N. Yeates
10 Male Breadwinner : A Case Study of Gender and Social Security in the Republic of Ireland Geoffrey Cook and Anthony McCashin
11 Gendered Citizenship: The Social Construction of Mothers A.Coakley
12 Women and Poverty: Differences in Living Standards within Households Sara Cantillon
13 Women, Mental Disorder and Crime in 19th Century Ireland P. Prior
14 Madness and Mental Health in Irish Women Anne Cleary
15 Interventions in Childbirth: The Midwives' Role Sandra Ryan
16 Family Planning for Irish Traveller Women
Jocelyne Rigal
17 Gender Differences in the Responses of Parents to their Daughters' Non-Marital Pregnancy Abbey Hyde
18 Single Lone Motherhood - Reality v Rhetoric M. Leanne and E. Kiely
19 Comparative Study of Maternity Entitlements in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the 1990s Patricia Kennedy
20 Women, Religion and Violence in the Family Joan McKiernan and Monica McWilliams
21 Domestic Violence: An Analysis and Response from Community Activists Rosie Meade
22 Women in Farm Families Patricia O'Hara
23 Farm Wives in Northern Ireland Deirdre Heenan and Derek Birrell
24 Gender, Power and Farming Sally Shortall
25 Single Women in Ireland Anne Byrne
26 Lesbian Politics and Community Geraldine Moane
27 Sober for the Sake of the Children Tanya Cassidy
28 The Feminisation of the Phone Space E. Maria Lohan
29 Women, Cities & Identity Wendy Saunderson
30 Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Women with Disabilities Barbara Murray and Audrey O'Carroll
31 (Dis) locating 'Women' and Women in Representations of Irish Identity Breda Gray and Louise Ryan
32 Women in Party Politics and Local Groups- Findings from Belfast Eilish Rooney
33 From Revolution to Devolution: Mapping the Contemporary Women's Movement in Ireland Linda Connelly

 

 

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