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- catalog abstract ""Reversed Realities uncovers the deeply entrenched, hence barely visible, biases which underpin mainstream development theory and account for the marginal status given to women's needs in current development policy. Naila Kabeer traces the emergence of 'women' as a specific category in development thought and examines alternative frameworks for analysing gender hierarchies. She identifies the household as a primary site for the construction of power relations and compares the extent to which gender inequalities are revealed in different approaches to the concept of the family unit. The book assesses the inadequacies of the poverty line as a measuring tool and provides a critical overview of an issue that has been fiercely contested by feminists: population control. While feminists themselves have no unanimous view of the meaning of 'reproductive choice', Kabeer argues that it is imperative for them to take a lead in the construction of population policy."--Back cover. A dynamic reassessment of development theory with a focus on gender, this book examines alternative frameworks for analyzing gender hierarchies; identifies the household as the primary site for the construction of power relations; assesses the inadequacy of the poverty line as a measuring tool; and provides a critical overview of population control.".
- catalog contributor b6352602.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description ""Reversed Realities uncovers the deeply entrenched, hence barely visible, biases which underpin mainstream development theory and account for the marginal status given to women's needs in current development policy. Naila Kabeer traces the emergence of 'women' as a specific category in development thought and examines alternative frameworks for analysing gender hierarchies. She identifies the household as a primary site for the construction of power relations and compares the extent to which gender inequalities are revealed in different approaches to the concept of the family unit. The book assesses the inadequacies of the poverty line as a measuring tool and provides a critical overview of an issue that has been fiercely contested by feminists: population control. While feminists themselves have no unanimous view of the meaning of 'reproductive choice', Kabeer argues that it is imperative for them to take a lead in the construction of population policy."--Back cover.".
- catalog description "A dynamic reassessment of development theory with a focus on gender, this book examines alternative frameworks for analyzing gender hierarchies; identifies the household as the primary site for the construction of power relations; assesses the inadequacy of the poverty line as a measuring tool; and provides a critical overview of population control.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-339) and index.".
- catalog description "The emergence of women as a constituency in development -- Treating cancer with bandaid? the theoretical underpinnings of WID -- Same realities, different windows : structuralist perspectives on women and development -- Connecting, extending, reversing : development from a gender perspective -- Benevolent dictators, maternal altruists and patriarchal contracts : gender and household economics -- Beyond the poverty line : measuring poverty and impoverishing measures -- 'And no-one could complain at that' : claims and silences in social cost-benefit analysis -- Implementing the right to choose : women, motherhood and population policy -- Empowerment from below : Learning from the grassroots -- Triple roles, gender roles, social relations : the political subtext of gender training frameworks.".
- catalog extent "xix, 346 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Reversed realities.".
- catalog identifier "0860913848".
- catalog identifier "0860915840 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Reversed realities.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Verso,".
- catalog relation "Reversed realities.".
- catalog subject "305.42 20".
- catalog subject "Birth control.".
- catalog subject "Feminist theory.".
- catalog subject "HQ1240 .K33 1994".
- catalog subject "Households.".
- catalog subject "Population policy.".
- catalog subject "Sex role.".
- catalog subject "Women in development.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The emergence of women as a constituency in development -- Treating cancer with bandaid? the theoretical underpinnings of WID -- Same realities, different windows : structuralist perspectives on women and development -- Connecting, extending, reversing : development from a gender perspective -- Benevolent dictators, maternal altruists and patriarchal contracts : gender and household economics -- Beyond the poverty line : measuring poverty and impoverishing measures -- 'And no-one could complain at that' : claims and silences in social cost-benefit analysis -- Implementing the right to choose : women, motherhood and population policy -- Empowerment from below : Learning from the grassroots -- Triple roles, gender roles, social relations : the political subtext of gender training frameworks.".
- catalog title "Reversed realities : gender hierarchies in development thought / Naila Kabeer.".
- catalog type "text".