Download or read book Gender at Work in Economic Life written by Gracia Clark and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2003 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume from SEA illuminates the importance of gender as a frame of reference in the study of economic life. The contributors are economic anthropologists who consider the role of gender and work in a cross-cultural context, examining issues of: historical change, the construction of globalization, household authority and entitlement, and entrepreneurship and autonomy. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers in anthropology and in the related fields of economics, sociology of work, gender studies, women's studies, and economic development. Published in cooperation with the Society for Economic Anthropology. Visit their web page.