{"title":"Rw Connell","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"making-the-difference-book-rw-connell-9780868611327","title":"Making the Difference","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1982, \u003ci\u003eMaking the Difference\u003c\/i\u003e has become a classic in the study of education and of Australian society. Hailed on publication as 'certainly the most interesting book written about Australian schools in a very long time [and] arguably the most important', it has since been recognised as one of the 10 most influential works of Australian sociology, 'not just a major argument, and a 'classic' point of reference, [but] an event, an intervention in ways of doing research and speaking to practice, a methodology, a textual style. it was designed to be read by a much wider audience than the standard sociological text, and it has succeeded'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaking the Difference\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a detailed study of the schools and homes of the powerful and the wealthy, and of ordinary wage-earners. It allows children, parents and teachers to speak for themselves and from what they say it develops strikingly new ways of understanding 'educational inequality', of how the class and gender systems work, and of schools and their social roles. 'Equality of opportunity', co-education, and 'relevant and meaningful curriculum' are all questioned, sympathetically but incisively.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ranging across educational policy from system level to the everyday experience of kids and teachers, from the problems of schooling to the production of class and gender relations, this path-breaking combination of theory, research and politics remains engaging, thought-provoking, and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49646419280145,"sku":"GOR009274900","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50148047257873,"sku":"CIN0868611328G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50325891514641,"sku":"GOR013927658","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50427868545297,"sku":"CIN0868611328VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52487333708049,"sku":"NLS9780868611327","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0868611328.jpg?v=1751298144"},{"product_id":"masculinities-book-rw-connell-9781741145199","title":"Masculinities","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen it was first published over a decade ago, R.W. Connell's ground-breaking text on the nature and construction of masculine identity rapidly became a classic. In \u003ci\u003eMasculinities\u003c\/i\u003e Connell argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power. In a world gender order that continues to privilege men over women, but also raises difficult issues for men and boys, her account is more relevant than ever before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this new edition, Connell discusses the development of masculinity studies in the ten years since the book's initial publication. She explores global gender relations, new theories, and practical uses of masculinity research. She also addresses the politics of masculinities, and the implications of masculinity research for understanding current world issues. Against the backdrop of an increasingly divided world, dominated by neo-conservative politics, Connell's account highlights a series of compelling questions about the future of human society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMasculinities\u003c\/i\u003e has been translated into many languages and in 2004 it was voted one of the ten most influential books in Australian sociology. This second edition will be essential reading for students taking courses in gender studies, and a valuable reference for readers across the humanities and social sciences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e the fundamental study on masculinity as a formative factor of modern social inequality, and also one of the most important books in the social sciences in recent years'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eProfessor Ilse Lenz, Ruhr University, Bochum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51050265215249,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51050267869457,"sku":"NIN9781741145199","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52476041134353,"sku":"NLS9781741145199","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1741145198.jpg?v=1751279759"},{"product_id":"teachers-work-book-rw-connell-9780868617602","title":"Teachers' Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeachers' Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly readable, penetrating and often amusing account of the reality of teachers working lives, as relevant to the profession and its future as it was when first published in 1985. Based on the classic Australian study of the schools and homes of the wealthy and powerful and of ordinary wage-earners described in \u003ci\u003eMaking the Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeachers' Work\u003c\/i\u003e draws on extended interviews with teachers in elite private schools and mainstream government high schools and with the students and parents who attend and patronise them. As well as providing an absorbing account of the life and work of teachers through vivid portraits of people, classrooms and staffrooms, \u003ci\u003eTeachers' Work\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the interaction between personal relationships in the classroom and the social structures of gender and class. In generating new ways of thinking about the character and origins of inequality in education, this book gives teachers themselves cause for reflection, offers student-teachers a picture of the real world of teaching, and provides parents with an insight into daily life behind the classroom door. At a time when the power of 'effective teaching' is being widely recognised and national debate focuses on the condition and prospcts of the teaching profession, \u003ci\u003eTeachers' Work\u003c\/i\u003e is as insightful and rewarding as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51139799580945,"sku":"NIN9780868617602","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52478774542609,"sku":"NLS9780868617602","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0868617601.jpg?v=1751201835"},{"product_id":"sustaining-safe-sex-book-rw-connell-9780750701341","title":"Sustaining Safe Sex","description":"This book focuses on the cultural processes at work within the Australian gay communitites, which have made significant efforts at preventing the spread of the HIV virus. Sustaining Safe Sex has clear relevance to work throughout the world.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52428564005137,"sku":"NLS9780750701341","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780750701341.jpg?v=1759164509"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-rw-connell.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}