SOCIAL ISSUES
 

The Changing Worlds of Older Women In Japan
By Anne O. Freed, MSW

Cover - The Changing Worlds of Older Women in Japan "...a wealth of insights...and exemplary model of the life review method."  Regina O'Grady-LeShane, Ph.D.

Paper: (1993)
ISBN: 1-879198-09-6
Price: $17.95 plus shipping

Hardcover: 250 pages (1993)
ISBN: 1-879198-10-X
Dimensions: 6 x 9
Price: $27.95 plus shipping

Rich in universal human insight, this book studies the mechanism of coping, adaptation and change in Japanese society through the eyes of a group of women whose lives embrace the eras from the Meiji to the modern. With unusual candor, these women recount experiences that will resonate with truth for aging women in all cultures. 

 

Hardcover:
Paperback:

 

Breaking the Patriarchal Code: The Linguistic Basis of Sexual Bias
By Louise Gouëffic

Cover - Breaking the Patriarchal Code "An imaginative and creative work...profound and thoughtful"
Vandra Masemann, Ph.D., FSU


Paper: 228 pages (1996)
ISBN: 1-879198-17-7
Dimensions: 6 x 9 
Price: $19.95 plus shipping

This ground-breaking work exposes the hidden male bias in many Indo-European languages, especially English. It is a fascinating, learned look at our language and its subtle, hidden agenda promoting male dominance and control. Offering positive ways to change gender-based, biased language, this book is a must for all who are concerned with justice, equality, and critical thinking. Author's web site