Same Difference (Paperback)

Carol Lee Bacchi

ISBN 10: 1032829753 / ISBN 13: 9781032829753

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, London, 2026

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Paperback. Are women the same as or different from men? Should women seek equality with men or admit their difference? First published in 1990, Same Difference explores these highly-charged political questions by examining how the womens movement has engaged with them over time and in three countriesAustralia, Britain, and America. Case studies include disputes about maternity leave, protective legislation, affirmative action, custody, pornography, rape, and womens supposed metaphysical differences from mentheir greater nurturing and caring capacity.Challenging a common view of the womens movement as perpetually riven into sameness and difference camps, Same Difference highlights the political conditions which impel some feminists to argue in these terms. The implication of the analysis is that debates about sexual difference divert attention from important social issues such as how society is to reproduce itself and what kind of society we wish to create.This book will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of feminist theory, womens studies, and sociology. Are women the same as or different from men? Should women seek equality with men or admit their difference? First published in 1990, Same Difference explores these highly-charged political questions by examining how the womens movement has engaged with them over time and in three countriesAustralia, Britain, and America. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Same Difference (Paperback)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032829753
• ISBN 13: 9781032829753
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Are women the same as or different from men? Should women seek ‘equality’ with men or admit their ‘difference’? First published in 1990, Same Difference explores these highly-charged political questions by examining how the women’s movement has engaged with them over time and in three countries―Australia, Britain, and America. Case studies include disputes about maternity leave, protective legislation, affirmative action, custody, pornography, rape, and women’s supposed metaphysical differences from men―their greater nurturing and caring capacity.

Challenging a common view of the women’s movement as perpetually riven into ‘sameness’ and ‘difference’ camps, Same Difference highlights the political conditions which impel some feminists to argue in these terms. The implication of the analysis is that debates about sexual difference divert attention from important social issues such as how society is to reproduce itself and what kind of society we wish to create.

This book will be a beneficial read for students and researchers of feminist theory, women’s studies, and sociology.

About the Author

Carol Lee Bacchi is Professor Emerita of Politics in the Faculty of Arts, University of Adelaide, Australia. She researches and writes primarily in feminist political theory and policy theory. Bacchi is best known for her approach to policy analysis called “What’s the Problem Represented to be?” or the WPR approach.