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The gendered society /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kimmel, Michael S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Pres, [2013]
Edition:5th ed.
Subjects:
Sex role.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Gender identity.
Sex discrimination.
Equality.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Human beings : an engendered species
  • Part 1. Explanations of gender. Ordained by nature : biology constructs the sexes ; Spanning the world : culture constructs gender difference ; "So, that explains it" : psychoanalytic and developmental perspectives on gender ; The social construction of gender relations
  • Part 2. Gendered identities, gendered institutions. The gendered family : biology constructs the sexes ; The gendered classroom ; Gender and religion ; Separate and unequal : the gendered world of work ; The gender of politics and the politics of gender ; The gendered media
  • Part 3. Gendered interactions. Gendered intimacies : friendship and love ; The gendered body ; The gender of violence
  • Epilogue: "A degendered society?"