[Studyguide for a World Full of Women by Edelstein, Ward &, ISBN 9780205454426] (By: Cram101 Textbook Reviews) [published: July, 2008]

this Revision Of a World Full Of Women Will Appeal To Instructors And Students In Anthropology, Or Any Discipline Looking For A Global Approach To The Study Of Women. “reading This Book Is Like Sitting Down For An Intellectually Stimulating, Yet Thoroughly Comfortable Chat,” According To One Reviewer. Written By An Anthropologist Who Has Taught Undergraduates For More Than 30 Years And Designed The First Official Women's Studies Course In Louisiana, This Book Has Been Fueled By The Explosion Of Research On Women Since The 1970s. A New Co-author, Monica Edelstein, Brings To The Fourth Edition A Wealth Of Ethnographic Experience And Research With Peoples Of North Africa And The Middle East. Another Reviewer Describes This Text As “one Of The Few Books That Analyzes Cultures Through A Gender Lens. . .the Book Tackles And Successfully Dismisses Many Cultural-sexist Illusions. . . .” new To This Edition the revised Introduction Now Includes A Section Entitled, “speaking Of Women” That Ties Together Issues Of power And Language As The Jumping Off Point For The Rest Of The Text. revised And Reorganized, chapter 1 Now Focuses More Tightly On Women And Work . revised Chapter 4, Now Includes Analysis And Ethnographic Examples About comparative Childrearing In Place Of The Material On Female Primatologists, With particular Attention To Breastfeeding As Practiced Around The World . in Revised Chapter 5, The Section “questioning Romance” Has Been Replaced With “love Marriages And Lavish Weddings.” This New Section Includes newresearch On The Prevalence Of The Culture Of Romance And The Increasingly Elaborate Weddings As Global Phenomena, As Well As Other New Ethnographic And Comparative Materials With An Emphasis On Women's Choices, Realities, And Activities In Relationships. chapter 8, “life's Lesions: Suffering And Healing,” Includes A new Section, “paths To Authority,” Which Incorporates Much Of Edelstein's Own Research. don’t Miss This Exciting Value-added Option: The Fourth Edition Is Available With An author’s Choice Collection Of Readings Featuring Chapter-by-chapter Suggestions For Incorporating Articles From pearson Education’s Reading Women’s Lives Database. Contact Your Local Representative Or Visit www.ablongman.com For Details. booknews a Textbook For A Elementary Anthropology Course Introducing Students To The Role Women Play In Many Kinds Of Societies. Work And Gender, Love And Culture, Biocultural Markers In Women's Lives, Primates, And Patterns Of Partnering Are Among The Topics. Earlier Editions Appeared In 1996 And 1999. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) B> This thorough revision of A World Full of Women will appeal to all readers interested in anthropology, or any reader looking for a global approach to the study of women. "Reading this book is like sitting down for an intellectually stimulating, yet thoroughly comfortable, chat with this author," according to a reviewer. Written by an anthropologist who has taught undergraduates for 28 years and designed the first official Women's Studies course in Louisiana, this book has been forged in the classroom and fueled by the explosion of research on women since the 1970s. One reviewer describes the book as an "especially strong in its anthropological grounding, in its appropriate theoretical orientation, its selected ethnographic detail, and in the way it invites participation on the part of its readers." Another reviewer writes, "Ward has achieved a rare an accessible, interesting, personable, opinioned text, combined with the comprehensiveness that makes texts valuable." For those interested in the anthropology of women, gender studies, and/or sociology.