Women and Social Class: International Feminist Perspectives (Women & Social Class (Garland Publishing, Inc.).)

This Volume Presents Debates On Class Within An International Context. Its Particular Focus Is On Women's Theorized Experience Of Social Class From A Variety Of Feminist Perspectives, Contextualized In Relation To The Countries And Regions In Which They Live. Using Personal Experience As A Basis, Contributors Cover Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia And The Czech Republic, India, Israel, Korea, New Zealand, Poland, And The Usa - Iluminating The Differences And Similarities Between Regions.; Challenging The View That Class Is Dead As Well As The Idea That It Is A British Phenomenon, The Book Argues That Class Needs To Be Regarded As A Key Concept In Any Attempt To Understand Women's Lives. It Also Reflects On Personal And Political Experiences Of Class Around The World In Order To Understand The Mechanisms Through Which Class Discrimination Operates And Is Mediated By Gender, Sexuality, Ethnicity And Racism.-- What Does It Mean To Be A Middle-class Woman In Botswana? / Changu Mannathoko -- The New Hebrew's New Woman: Growing Up Israeli And Middle-class / Ronit Lentin -- Who Am I? A Journey Across Class And Identity / Gaby Weiner -- Class, Attainment And Sexuality In Late Twentieth-century Britain / Valerie Walkerdine, Helen Lucey And June Melody -- Women In And After A Classless Society / Hana Havelková -- Class, Gender And Ethnicity: Snapshots Of A Mixed Heritage / Christine Zmroczek -- Class Matters: Yes It Does / Janice G. Raymond -- Coming Out / Frances A. Maher. Class And Transnational Identities: A Korean-american Woman In England / Miri Song -- Personal Reflections From The Margins: An Interface With Race, Class, Nation And Gender / Anita Franklin -- Owning Up To Being Middle Class: Race, Gender And Class In The Context Of Migration / Maher Anjum -- Officially Known As Other: Multiethnic Identities And Class Status / Leela Madhavarau -- You Nurtured Me To Be A Carefree Bird, O Mother / Bandana Pattanaik -- Genealogies Of Class / Susan Hawthorne -- Questioning Correspondence: An Australian Woman's Account Of The Effects Of Social Mobility On Subjective Class Consciousness / Elizabeth J. Hatton -- Spilling The Caviar: Telling Privileged Class Tales / Laurel Guymer. Edited By Christine Zmroczek And Pat Mahony. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Social Sciences Book Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Notes on contributors 8 Introduction 12 The need for a book 12 A purely British phenomenon? 15 In conclusion 17 Notes 18 References 18 CHAPTER ONE What does it mean to be a middle-class woman in Botswana? 20 Who am I? 20 The historical and educational underpinnings of my class position 22 Modernization and the migrant labour system 24 The social stratification system 25 Opportunities and barriers presented by my class position 29 Feminism and my understanding of social class 31 My personal life 31 University senior lecturer 32 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) 33 Conclusion 33 References 33 CHAPTER TWO The “new Hebrew’s” new woman: growing up Israeli and middle-class 36 Notes 45 References 45 CHAPTER THREE Who am I? A journey across class and identity1 48 Shaping Identity 48 Autobiography as evidence 50 An autobiographical snapshot 52 The importance of an education 54 Becoming British: citizenship and identity 56 Religion and ethnicity 57 My story to date 58 Reflections 59 Note 60 References 60 CHAPTER FOUR Class, attainment and sexuality in late twentieth-century Britain 62 Introduction 62 Femininity and class 63 Post-industrial societies and the regulation of femininity 65 Classed attainment 68 Creating the bourgeois subject as feminine 68 Reason and emotion in the production of the post-Enlightenment subject 69 The production of excellence 71 Clever but feminine 73 The working class women as single mothers 75 Conclusion 76 Note 77 References 77 CHAPTER FIVE Women in and after a “classless” society 80 Class revolution: source of paradoxes 80 Advancement 83 Classes, genders, professions and individuals 86 Homogenization of women’s lives 89 Current transformation of Czech society 90 Personal experience 92 Notes 93 References 94 CHAPTER SIX Class, gender and ethnicity: snapshots of a mixed heritage 96 Family stories 96 Class, gender and ethnicity: gradual recognition 100 Working-class academic—or not? 103 In conclusion 109 Notes 110 References 111 CHAPTER SEVEN Class matters: Yes it does 116 References 124 CHAPTER EIGHT Coming out 126 History and power 129 Education and alienation 133 Feminists, academia and social class 136 Conclusion 140 References 141 CHAPTER NINE Class and transnational identities: a Korean-American woman in England 144 Introduction: placing myself 144 Middle class background 145 Class privilege and insulation from racism 146 A Korean-American woman in England 148 Class as a constant across nationalities 150 Conclusion 151 Note 152 References 152 CHAPTER TEN Personal reflections from the margins. an interface with race, class, nation and gender 156 Family and class 157 Historical context 158 African Americans and class 160 The chasm 162 Britain and class 163 Day-to-day interactions 164 Political allegiances 165 Notes 166 References 166 CHAPTER ELEVEN Owning up to being middle class: race, gender and class in the context of migration 168 The beginning 168 The migration 170 The transition 172 The gaps 172 Conclusion 176 References 176 CHAPTER TWELVE Officially known as “other”: multiethnic identities and class status 178 “Ethnicity” versus class 180 Is class an equal opportunity category? 181 Personal history 185 Authenticity 188 Conclusion 192 References 194 CHAPTER THIRTEEN You nurtured me to be a carefree bird, O Mother1 196 Homespun cloth and fine crockery 198 Locking and unlocking my own house 204 Postscript 208 Acknowledgements 208 Notes 209 References 209 CHAPTER FOURTEEN Genealogies of class 210 Class in Australia 210 Class 211 Genealogies 212 Feminism 217 Notes 219 References 220 CHAPTER FIFTEEN Questioning correspondence: an Australian woman s account of the effects of social mobility on subjective... 222 Biographical notes 226 Disruption/dislocation themes 228 I became a stranger in my own family 228 I’m a working class girl gone wrong 229 Am I really one of these pampered, overindulged people? 229 Where’s my mother in all of this? 230 If my mother/father heard this what would she/he say? 230 Correspondence or dislocation/interruption? 230 Acknowledgment 234 Notes 234 References 234 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Spilling the caviar: telling privileged class tales 236 The bigger picture 236 Who am I? 237 Privileged class rules: learning what to do and how to do it 238 Racism: not that you marry but whom you marry 239 Dress: not what you wear but how you wear it 240 Resistance: rejecting patriarchy 240 Debunking the myths: rejecting the labels 243 Acknowledgements 243 Note 243 References 243 Index 246 Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Notes on contributors......Page 8 The need for a book......Page 12 A purely British phenomenon?......Page 15 In conclusion......Page 17 References......Page 18 Who am I?......Page 20 The historical and educational underpinnings of my class position......Page 22 Modernization and the migrant labour system......Page 24 The social stratification system......Page 25 Opportunities and barriers presented by my class position......Page 29 My personal life......Page 31 University senior lecturer......Page 32 References......Page 33 CHAPTER TWO The “new Hebrew’s” new woman: growing up Israeli and middle-class......Page 36 References......Page 45 Shaping Identity......Page 48 Autobiography as evidence......Page 50 An autobiographical snapshot......Page 52 The importance of an education......Page 54 Becoming British: citizenship and identity......Page 56 Religion and ethnicity......Page 57 My story to date......Page 58 Reflections......Page 59 References......Page 60 Introduction......Page 62 Femininity and class......Page 63 Post-industrial societies and the regulation of femininity......Page 65 Creating the bourgeois subject as feminine......Page 68 Reason and emotion in the production of the post-Enlightenment subject......Page 69 The production of excellence......Page 71 Clever but feminine......Page 73 The working class women as single mothers......Page 75 Conclusion......Page 76 References......Page 77 Class revolution: source of paradoxes......Page 80 Advancement......Page 83 Classes, genders, professions and individuals......Page 86 Homogenization of women’s lives......Page 89 Current transformation of Czech society......Page 90 Personal experience......Page 92 Notes......Page 93 References......Page 94 Family stories......Page 96 Class, gender and ethnicity: gradual recognition......Page 100 Working-class academic—or not?......Page 103 In conclusion......Page 109 Notes......Page 110 References......Page 111 CHAPTER SEVEN Class matters: Yes it does......Page 116 References......Page 124 CHAPTER EIGHT Coming out......Page 126 History and power......Page 129 Education and alienation......Page 133 Feminists, academia and social class......Page 136 Conclusion......Page 140 References......Page 141 Introduction: placing myself......Page 144 Middle class background......Page 145 Class privilege and insulation from racism......Page 146 A Korean-American woman in England......Page 148 Class as a constant across nationalities......Page 150 Conclusion......Page 151 References......Page 152 CHAPTER TEN Personal reflections from the margins. an interface with race, class, nation and gender......Page 156 Family and class......Page 157 Historical context......Page 158 African Americans and class......Page 160 The chasm......Page 162 Britain and class......Page 163 Day-to-day interactions......Page 164 Political allegiances......Page 165 References......Page 166 The beginning......Page 168 The migration......Page 170 The gaps......Page 172 References......Page 176 CHAPTER TWELVE Officially known as “other”: multiethnic identities and class status......Page 178 “Ethnicity” versus class......Page 180 Is class an equal opportunity category?......Page 181 Personal history......Page 185 Authenticity......Page 188 Conclusion......Page 192 References......Page 194 CHAPTER THIRTEEN You nurtured me to be a carefree bird, O Mother1......Page 196 Homespun cloth and fine crockery......Page 198 Locking and unlocking my own house......Page 204 Acknowledgements......Page 208 References......Page 209 Class in Australia......Page 210 Class......Page 211 Genealogies......Page 212 Feminism......Page 217 Notes......Page 219 References......Page 220 CHAPTER FIFTEEN Questioning correspondence: an Australian woman s account of the effects of social mobility on subjective.........Page 222 Biographical notes......Page 226 I became a stranger in my own family......Page 228 Am I really one of these pampered, overindulged people?......Page 229 Correspondence or dislocation/interruption?......Page 230 References......Page 234 The bigger picture......Page 236 Who am I?......Page 237 Privileged class rules: learning what to do and how to do it......Page 238 Racism: not that you marry but whom you marry......Page 239 Resistance: rejecting patriarchy......Page 240 References......Page 243 Index......Page 246 Annotation This volume presents debates on class within an international context. Its particular focus is on women's theorized experience of social class from a variety of feminist perspectives, contextualized in relation to the countries and regions in which they live. Using personal experience as a basis, contributors cover Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, India, Israel, Korea, New Zealand, Poland, and the USA - iluminating the differences and similarities between regions.; Challenging the view that "class is dead" as well as the idea that it is a British phenomenon, the book argues that class needs to be regarded as a key concept in any attempt to understand women's lives. It also reflects on personal and political experiences of class around the world in order to understand the mechanisms through which class discrimination operates and is mediated by gender, sexuality, ethnicity and racism Challenging the view that 'class is dead', as well as the idea that it is a British phenomenon, this book argues that class needs to be regarded as a key concept in any attempt to understand women's lives