Mit der zweiten Welle des Feminismus im Westen kamen die Geschlechterbeziehungen so
in Bewegung, dass sich in den 1990er Jahren bereits mehrere ganz unterschiedliche …

The kitchen is a gendered realm dominated by masculine culture, but some female chefs
challenge this norm by introducing soft skills. This paper conceptualizes the multilayered …

This ethnographically-based exploration draws on sociological, historical and demographic
data to provide a comprehensive analysis of family, gender and kinship in Australia, which …

It is now well established that Pierre Bourdieu's overall oeuvre can be interpreted, in its
essence, as a form of cognitive sociology (Lizardo 2004). Yet, given the broad scope of what …

This paper focuses on the embodied experience of gender. It draws upon Bourdieu's
sociology of practice, cognitive sciences, and feminist phenomenology to highlight instances …

Mit der zweiten Welle des Feminismus im Westen kamen die Geschlechterbeziehungen so
in Bewegung, dass sich in den 1990er Jahren bereits mehrere ganz unterschiedliche …

In this era of reflexive sociology it is commonplace that subjectivity is of great sociological
concern, and that the comprehension by social researchers of their own subject position is …

In Australia, a range of practices associated with adoption provide contexts for persons to
experience 'kinship'and 'family'in rich, but often contingent ways. Relations between persons …

After outlining the aims of this thematic section, I introduce the articles that follow. Although
they reflect different geographical interests and theoretical orientations, the articles raise …

This paper highlights the significant role the anthropological perspective with its broad
comparative outlook, and its focused ethnographic observations, can play in understanding …