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"Ethnography of the use of family courts focuses on gender relations and ideology, family structure, and dominant ideology as expressed in the law. Presents findings on gender attitudes, expectations between men and women, and range of discourse between men and women. Describes Jamaican family court as an 'arena' for negotiation/contestation of gender relations, and makes convincing argument for laws/processes which are 'more relevant to the target population.' Argues that promotion of the 'nuclear family' in law has not had its intended effects; instead, it has permitted litigants to manipulate official ideology for their own ends rather than leading to its internalization"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57

The role and status of women in the post-communist countries has been and continues to be varied and full of contradictions. This article discusses the historical, social, economic, and political dynamics affecting the lives of women during the transition from communism to democracy. It argues that democracy, rather than diminishing gender discrimination, has widened the gender gap through declines in women's political representation and increases in women's unemployment and underemployment. Recently, however, the proliferation of women's organizations and the growth of women's studies programs suggests a more optimistic outlook for the future.

Klappentext: The wide-ranging, insightful and provocative collection of chapters in this volume makes academic research available to any reader interested in the dynamics of gender and sexuality in Namibia today. Nineteen essays by prominent academics and analysts seek to unravel the misconceptions, stereotypes and taboos surrounding the concepts of gender equality, sexuality and sexual rights in Namibia.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction David -- 1 Displacing Homophobia -- 1 Can There Be an Anthropology of Homophobia? -- 2 Homophobia at New York's Gay Central -- 3 ''It's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve'' -- 4 The Homosexualization of Pedophilia -- 5 Stolen Kisses -- 2 Transnational Homophobias -- 6 Not Quite Redemption Song -- 7 The Emergence of Political Homophobia in Indonesia -- 8 Homo Hauntings -- 9 Lucknow Noir -- Epilogue: What Is to Be (Un)Done? -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index