Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and GenderAllyn and Bacon, 2000 - 434 pages * 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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Page 183
... violence is established , wives believe they have no options . Most will , at some point , leave even if temporarily but their feeling that they have no place to go is usually a realistic assessment of their economic situation and their ...
... violence is established , wives believe they have no options . Most will , at some point , leave even if temporarily but their feeling that they have no place to go is usually a realistic assessment of their economic situation and their ...
Page 184
... violence ( West , 1998 ; Renzetti , 1997 ) . The consequences of violence are many , ranging from psychological harm to death . Wives ' risk of homicide from family violence is three times that of hus- bands ' ( Hampton and Coner ...
... violence ( West , 1998 ; Renzetti , 1997 ) . The consequences of violence are many , ranging from psychological harm to death . Wives ' risk of homicide from family violence is three times that of hus- bands ' ( Hampton and Coner ...
Page 279
... violence as a system of social control . Explanations of violence against women have usually suggested that its cause lies within the personalities and social backgrounds of individuals who commit violence , but the empirical data on ...
... violence as a system of social control . Explanations of violence against women have usually suggested that its cause lies within the personalities and social backgrounds of individuals who commit violence , but the empirical data on ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Gender Sex and Culture | 19 |
The Social Construction | 51 |
Copyright | |
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