The Gendered SocietyOxford University Press, 2007 - 406 pages 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 includes both masculine and feminine perspectives. Part 1 examines the latest work in biology, anthropology, psychology, and sociology; Part 2 provides an original analysis of the gendered worlds of family, education, and work; and Part 3 explores gender interactions, including friendship and love, sexuality, and violence. Kimmel makes three bold and persuasive statements about gender. First, he demonstrates that gender differences are often extremely exaggerated; in fact, he argues that men and women have much more in common than we think they do. Kimmel also challenges the pop psychologists who suggest that gender difference is the cause of inequality between the sexes; instead, he reveals that the reverse is true--gender inequality itself is the cause of the differences between men and women. Finally, he illustrates that gender is not merely an element of individual identity, but a socially constructed institutional phenomenon. A new chapter on media examines the portrayal of gender in one of the most powerful--and provocative--social institutions. Of particular interest to students, Kimmel's analysis of this dynamic, image-driven industry makes the study of gender relevant in an immediate and tangible way. Essential reading for both students and scholars, The Gendered Society is an authoritative, incisive, and lively statement about contemporary gender relations from one of the country's foremost thinkers on the subject. Kimmel's companion text, The Gendered Society Reader, Third Edition (OUP, 2008), provides a perfect complement for classroom use. |
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... child reaches school age , and drops further when the child reaches the teenage years . Husbands begin to feel better about their marriages once their children turn eighteen , but wives don't feel better about their marriages until ...
... child reaches school age , and drops further when the child reaches the teenage years . Husbands begin to feel better about their marriages once their children turn eighteen , but wives don't feel better about their marriages until ...
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... child custody . Prior to the Industrial Revolution , children were seen as an economic " good , " and courts utilized an economic means test to determine who would receive custody , and custody was regularly and routinely given to ...
... child custody . Prior to the Industrial Revolution , children were seen as an economic " good , " and courts utilized an economic means test to determine who would receive custody , and custody was regularly and routinely given to ...
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... children becomes systematic or extreme . Most Americans have hit their children , and most children have been hit by their parents . But the costs may outweigh the obvious benefits of immediate compliance from the child . Spanking is ...
... children becomes systematic or extreme . Most Americans have hit their children , and most children have been hit by their parents . But the costs may outweigh the obvious benefits of immediate compliance from the child . Spanking is ...
Contents
Biology Constructs the Sexes | 19 |
Culture Constructs Gender | 54 |
Psychoanalytic | 77 |
Copyright | |
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