Karen R Foster: 4 books

Book cover of Productivity and Prosperity

Productivity and Prosperity

A Historical Sociology of Productivist Thought

by Karen R. Foster
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016

Despite Canada’s economic success over the past thirty years, the country’s ranking in productivity has continued to decline when compared to other industrialized nations. Economic experts and pundits repeatedly call for means of improving productivity, arguing that it is the lynchpin to prosperity....
Book cover of Generation, Discourse, and Social Change
by Karen R. Foster
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013

Just what is a generation? And why, if at all, does it matter? This book asks what generation means to ordinary people, arguing that generation is real and it matters, but not in the ways that we think. Generations are not groups of people who can be categorized and attributed with static, immutable...
Book cover of Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice

Contemplating Maternity in an Era of Choice

Explorations into Discourses of Reproduction

by Jaime E. Bochantin, Kirsten J. Broadfoot, Jennifer J. Bute
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010

Women who came of age in the late twentieth century were raised in the era of choice; they grew up believing that reproductive decision-making is a political right, a responsibility of women living the successes of second wave feminism, and under their control. Contemplating Maternity in an Era of...
Book cover of Ethnic Dress in the United States

Ethnic Dress in the United States

A Cultural Encyclopedia

by Linda Arthur Bradley, Washington State University, Naomi Braithwaite
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing...
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