The Gendered Society Reader |
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| Editor:
| Kimmel, Michael S. |
| As told to:
| Aronson, Amy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-512586-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Designed as a companion volume to Kimmel's study of The Gendered Society, this collection of classic and contemporary readings focus on the two major issues in the study of gender--difference and domination--while also looking at such fundamental questions as: How are males and females different? What do these differences mean? Why does it mean different things in different cultures to be male or female? The first sections are organized by discipline, collecting classic statements of...
More DescriptionDesigned as a companion volume to Kimmel's study of The Gendered Society, this collection of classic and contemporary readings focus on the two major issues in the study of gender--difference and domination--while also looking at such fundamental questions as: How are males and females different? What do these differences mean? Why does it mean different things in different cultures to be male or female? The first sections are organized by discipline, collecting classic statements of different theoretical perspectives and research inquiries. The final sections address various substantive issues such as sex; gender and work; and love, sex, and the family.