Gender, Work and Social Theory

The Critical Consequences of the Cultural Turn

Kate Huppatz

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Bloomsbury Academic
18 May 2023

Gender studies, gender groups; Social theory; Sociology: work & labour

Series: Themes in Social Theory

A 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

How is gender signified, produced and reproduced through paid and unpaid labour? In what ways does gender intersect with other kinds of disadvantage? How does power work through interactions, emotions and bodies?

In this original synthesis of social theory and its application to gender and work, Kate Huppatz draws from classical theory and principles of the ‘cultural turn’ to explore how feminist sociology dismantles dualistic understandings of gender and scrutinizes the workings of power. In a tour de force of exposition and analysis of landmarks in the literature, Huppatz reflects upon continuities and departures in cutting-edge research on gender within organizations, unpaid domestic labour, and paid and unpaid care work.

Close attention is paid to pressing issues such as the intersectionality of inequality in the workplace, relations between micro activities and larger social processes, and the impact of Covid-19 on exposing and exacerbating the gendered inequalities of work. Case examples drawn from North America, Australasia and the UK illustrate social theory in practice.

Throughout, Huppatz emphasizes the importance of theoretical understandings in furthering empirical research about gender and work. She also considers the gendered division of labour within the study of work and employment itself.

This key new addition to the Themes in Social Theory series is an essential read for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers interested in this area of study across a wide range of disciplines.

By: Kate Huppatz
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781350369924
ISBN 10: 1350369926
Series: Themes in Social Theory
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 18 May 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kate Huppatz is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Western Sydney, Australia.

Reviews for Gender, Work and Social Theory: The Critical Consequences of the Cultural Turn

'A comprehensive, lucid and incisive tour de force, highlighting the changing connections between research on gender and work, and the theoretical traditions with which it has been associated.' -- Miriam Glucksmann, Emeritus Professor of Sociology * University of Essex, UK *