The gendered society / Michael Kimmel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimmel, Michael S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role.

Sex differences (Psychology).

Gender identity.

Sex discrimination.

Equality.

Physical Description:

viii, 516 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Pres, [2013]

Summary:

Featuring a timely new chapter on gender and politics, the fifth edition of The Gendered Society explores current thinking about gender, both inside academia and in our everyday lives: Michael 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. Kimmel makes three hold 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. New to this Edition, New chapter (10) on Gentler and Politics, New box theme-"Compared to What?"-that introduces global content, Updated "Oh Really?" boxes that debunk gender myths, Essential reading for both students and scholars, The Gendered Society, Fifth Edition, is an authoritative, incisive, and lively statement about contemporary gender relations from one of the country's foremost thinkers on the subject. Book jacket.

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"?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199927463

0199927464

OCLC:

823937803