Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender* Contains a new section on language, gender, and popular culture (Ch. 3). * Includes new material on sexuality, including bisexuality and transgendered identities (Ch. 4). * Updates the discussion of sex, gender, and sexuality as central concepts (Ch. 2). * Provides a clearer discussion of the relationship between biology and culture (Ch. 2). * Incorporates new information on welfare reform, teen pregnancy, and poverty among women (Ch. 5). * Emphasizes more fully the influence of postmodernism and the social construction of gender (Ch. 13). * Features new suggested readings, but retains the classics. * Integrates updated research throughout, including new graphics. * Maintains a strong and integrated focus on race, class, and gender throughout. * Includes the most current scholarship on gender. * Retains its clear and lively writing style, written specifically for an undergraduate audience. * Provides Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought at the end of each chapter. |
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... between women and men explain presumed differences in aggressive behavior . This argument should be examined carefully . To begin with , both males and females have measurable quantities of the three major sex hormones - estrogen ...
... between women and men explain presumed differences in aggressive behavior . This argument should be examined carefully . To begin with , both males and females have measurable quantities of the three major sex hormones - estrogen ...
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Are the majors segregated by gender ? How will women's and men's choices of major affect their future work opportunities and earning ability ? You may want to supplement your discussion by interviewing students about their chosen majors ...
Are the majors segregated by gender ? How will women's and men's choices of major affect their future work opportunities and earning ability ? You may want to supplement your discussion by interviewing students about their chosen majors ...
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This book includes reprints of the major England , Paula , ed . 1993. Theory on essays on women by John Stuart Mill and Gender / Feminism on Theory . New York : Harriet Taylor Mill . Rossi's introduction proAldine de Gruyter . vides the ...
This book includes reprints of the major England , Paula , ed . 1993. Theory on essays on women by John Stuart Mill and Gender / Feminism on Theory . New York : Harriet Taylor Mill . Rossi's introduction proAldine de Gruyter . vides the ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Gender Sex and Culture | 19 |
The Social Construction | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender |
| Author | Margaret L. Andersen |
| Edition | 5, illustrated |
| Publisher | Allyn and Bacon, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0205302262, 9780205302260 |
| Length | 434 pages |
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