Over the past generation, sexual minorities—particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) persons—have gained increased visibility in the public arena. Yet …

This article examines the general shift in feminist scholarship from the use of the concept of
patriarchy to the concept of intersectionality from a transnational feminist perspective. It first …

The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the
Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering--in fact, it was …

The term “patriarchy” denotes the social-science concept of male dominance. This concept
was formulated by nineteenth-century anthropologists using classical literature, especially …

The ability to dominate or exercise will in social encounters is often assumed in social theory
to define power, but there is another form of power that is often confused with it and rarely …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how gender, interacting with race and
ethnicity, plays a role in women entrepreneurship process and how women entrepreneurs' …

International marriage migration is a fraught terrain of gender and power relations. Based on
research among Thai women married to Singaporean men, we argue that patriarchal …

The burden of family work in Japan falls disproportionately on wives, even those who work
full time and have relatively high incomes. Japanese household gender culture shows little …

The concept 'patriarchy'has endured decline in use by historians despite calls for its
redemption. One of the main reasons is that uses of 'patriarchy'fall into potentially clashing …

Most scholars think state administrations vary because rulers attempt to maximize resource
extraction given pressure from interstate competition and as constrained by the social …