The gendered society /

The gendered society /

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Thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition of The Gendered Society explores current thinking about gender, both inside academia and in our everyday lives. Michael S. Kimmel challenges the claim that gender is limited to women's experiences-his compelling and balanced study of gender incl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kimmel, Michael S
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2007], c2008
Oxford ; New York : [2007], ©2008
Oxford, [England] ; New York : 2008
Oxford, [England] ; New York : [2007], c2008
Oxford, [England] ; New York : [2008]
Edition:3rd ed
Subjects:
Equality
Gender identity
Sex differences (Psychology)
Sex discrimination
Sex role
Gender Identity
Gender Role
Table of Contents:
  • Explanations of gender
  • Ordained by nature: biology constructs the sexes
  • Spanning the world: cross-cultural constructions of gender
  • "So, that explains it" : psychological perspectives on gender development
  • Inequality and difference: the social construction of gender relations
  • Gendered identities, gendered institutions
  • The gendered family
  • The gendered classroom
  • The gendered workplace
  • Gendered interactions
  • The gendered media
  • Gendered intimacies : friendship and love
  • The gendered body
  • The gender of violence
  • Epilogue: a degendered society?
  • Introduction : human beings : an engendered species
  • pt. 1. Explanations of gender. Ordained by nature : biology constructs the sexes ; Spanning the world : cross-cultural constructions of gender ; "So, that explains it" : psychoanalytic and developmental perspectives on gender ; The social construction of gender relations
  • pt. 2. Gendered identities, gendered institutions. The gendered family ; The gendered classroom ; Separate and unequal : the gendered world of work
  • pt. 3. Gendered interactions. The gendered media ; Gendered intimacies : friendship and love ; The gendered body ; The gender of violence
  • Epilogue : "a degendered society"?
  • ntroduction : human beings : an endgendered species
  • Explanations of gender
  • Ordained by nature : biology constructs the sexes
  • Spanning the world : culture constructs gender difference
  • "So, that explains it" : psychological perspectives on gender development
  • The social construction of gender relations
  • Gendered identities, gendered institutions
  • The gendered family
  • The gendered classroom
  • Separate and unequal : the gendered workplace
  • Gendered interactions
  • The gendered media
  • Gendered intimacies : friendship and love
  • The gendered body
  • The gender of violence
  • Epilogue : "a degendered society"?
  • 1 Introduction: Human Beings: An Engendered Species
  • Part 1. Explanations of Gender
  • 2. Ordained by Nature: Biology Constructs the Sexes
  • 3. Spanning the World: Culture Constructs Gender Difference
  • 4. "So, That Explains It": Psychoanalytic and Developmental Perspectives on Gender
  • 5. The Social Construction of Gender Relations
  • Part 2. Gendered Identities, Gendered Institutions
  • 6. The Gendered Family
  • 7. The Gendered Classroom
  • 8. Separate and Unequal: The Gendered World of Work
  • Part 3. Gendered Interactions
  • 9. The Gendered Media
  • 10. Gendered Intimacies: Friendship and Love
  • 11. The Gendered Body
  • 12. The Gender of Violence
  • Epilogue: "A Degendered Society"?

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