Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective / Edition 1

by Lee Badgett, Jeff Frank

Overview

Having recently authored one of the most significant books, Money, Myths and Change, in this exciting area of economics, Lee Badgett has now teamed up with Jeff Frank and a collection of international contributors to provide an analysis of sexual orientation discrimination on an international scale.

Discrimination based on sexual orientation continues to fuel collective action, policy debates and academic scrutiny in many countries. For some time, sociologists and psychologists have studied sexual orientation discrimination in institutions and explored prejudices against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in mainstream areas. Now economists have also begun to examine the experiences of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in less traditional research sectors including the labour, housing, credit, and retail markets. This book includes sections on:

• wages and jobs
• discrimination across institutional contexts
• discrimination in cultural institutions including religion, education and sport
• addressing discrimination through public policies.

Innovative and up-to-date this book is an essential read for postgraduate students studying in the areas of political economy, gender studies and feminist economics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415770248
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/06/2007
Series:	Routledge IAFFE Advances in Feminist Economics , #4
Edition description:	New
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Global Gay Gap: Institutions, Markets, and Social Change Part 1: Wages and Jobs Part 2: Discrimination Across Institutional Contexts Part 3: Discrimination in other Cultural Institutions: Religion, Education, and Sport Part 4: Addressing Discrimination Through Public Policies

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'It is a fascinating illustration of the often unseen and even underhand nature of sexual orientation discrimination.' - Drew Payne, Nursing Standard

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'It is a fascinating illustration of the often unseen and even underhand nature of sexual orientation discrimination.' - Drew Payne, Nursing Standard

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