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The gendered society [electronic resource]

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Oxford University Press, 2000 - Psychology - 315 pages
They say that we come from different planets (men from Mars, women from Venus), that we have different brain chemistries and hormones, and that we listen, speak, and even define our morals differently. How is it then that men and women live together, take the same classes in school, eat the same food, read the same books, and receive grades according to the same criteria? In The Gendered Society, Michael S. Kimmel examines our basic beliefs about gender, arguing that men and women are more alike than we have ever imagined.
Kimmel begins his discussion by observing that all cultures share the notion that men and women are different, and that the logical extension of this assumption is that gender differences cause the obvious inequalities between the sexes. In fact, he asserts that the reverse is true--gender inequality causes the differences between men and women. Gender is not simply a quality inherent in each individual--it is deeply embedded in society's fundamental institutions: the family, school, and the workplace. The issues surrounding gender are complex, and in order to clarify them, the author has included a review of the existing literature in related disciplines such as biology, anthropology, psychology and sociology. Finally, with an eye towards the future, Kimmel offers readers a glimpse at gender relations in the next millennium.
Well-written, well-reasoned and authoritative, The Gendered Society provides a thorough overview of the current thinking about gender while persuasively arguing that it is time to reevaluate what we thought we knew about men and women.
  

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Oxford University Press: The Gendered Society: Michael S. Kimmel
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MICHAEL S. KIMMEL, AMY ARONSON and AMY KALER, The Gendered Society Reader (Canadian Edition). Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2008, 448 p. ...
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SOAN-WAGS 191: Introduction to Sociology of Gender
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About the author (2000)


Michael S. Kimmelis a Professor of Sociology at State University of New York, Stony Brook. Author of the highly acclaimedManhood in America: A Cultural History, he lives in New York City.

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TitleThe gendered society [electronic resource]
AuthorMichael S. Kimmel
Editionillustrated
PublisherOxford University Press, 2000
ISBN0195125878, 9780195125870
Length315 pages
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Psychology / Developmental / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
Social Science / Gender Studies
  
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