TY - CHAP AB - Purpose/approach – This introduction sets forth the main themes of the volume, reviews the methods employed by its contributors, and demonstrates the relationships among the chapters.Research implications – The introduction demonstrates the ways gender research engages topics of current social, economic, and political importance and the ways in which focus on these topics advances an intersectional approach to gender research.Practical and social implications – Drawing on each of the chapters, the authors point to the ways in which the global movement of people, media, and ideas foster changes in self-concepts, behavior, and social policy.Value of the chapter – The essay serves as an overall introduction to the volume. VL - 16 SN - 978-1-78052-875-5, 978-1-78052-874-8/1529-2126 DO - 10.1108/S1529-2126(2012)0000016004 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-2126(2012)0000016004 AU - Texler Segal Marcia AU - Demos Vasilikie AU - Ngan-ling Chow Esther ED - Marcia Texler Segal ED - Esther Ngan-Ling Chow ED - Vasilikie Demos PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Introducing Social Production and Reproduction at the Interface of Public and Private Spheres T2 - Social Production and Reproduction at the Interface of Public and Private Spheres T3 - Advances in Gender Research PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 1 EP - 13 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -