The Sociological Imagination (2000)

C. Wright Mills’ The Sociological Imagination is a seminal work in sociology that emphasizes the importance of understanding the intersection between personal experiences and broader societal structures. Originally published in 1959, the 2000 edition continues to inspire readers with Mills’ call for a deeper connection between individuals’ lives and the historical and social forces that […]

Émile Durkheim’s Suicide: A Study in Sociology is one of the most significant works in the history of sociology, originally published in 1897 and republished in many editions, including Routledge’s 2005 version. Durkheim, a pioneering sociologist, presents an empirical investigation into suicide, not as an individual act, but as a social phenomenon. His work remains […]

The purpose of this paper is to outline the thinking, ideas and international agreements reached on women’s development. This paper is for the use by development educators in their education work. It also provides concise descriptions of the issues to guide thinking on women’s development. The paper seeks to bridge the gap between the theoretical […]

Three years later, I try to imagine the newcomer to Bridge. What do you need to know? I have heard from people that the book has helped change some minds (and hopefully hearts as well), but it has changed no one more than the women who contributed to its exis tence. It has changed my […]

Part social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with fascinating anecdotes and interviews as well as insights that continue to inspire. This 50th–anniversary edition features an afterword by best-selling author Anna Quindlen as well as a new introduction by Gail Collins

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This article focuses on the status of women as a standard of civilization by examining its emergence in the 19th-century European ‘society of civilized states.’ More specifically, the article centers on expectations about the proper political role of women and how these operated as a standard to distinguish ‘civilized’ states from other societies. The article […]

The combination of theoretical ambition and wit in The Dialectic of Sex is as refreshing as ever. No one can understand how feminism has evolved without reading this radical, inflammatory second-wave landmark. The Dialectic of Sex is a must-have for those interested in feminist theory.

The Dialectic of Sex is a must-have for those interested in feminist theory, both past and present. It’s reappearance now, during yet another period of ‘ridicule’ towards women’s rights, is perhaps even more pertinent than its first publication.