Gender Reckonings : New Social Theory and Research / James W. Messerschmidt, James W. Messerschmidt, Michael A. Messner, Raewyn Connell, Patricia Yancey Martin, Patricia Yancey Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Connell, Raewyn, Editor.

Martin, Patricia Yancey, Editor.

Messerschmidt, James W., Editor.

Messner, Michael A., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gender identity.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 296 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Vivid narratives, fresh insights, and new theories on where gender theory and research stand today Since scholars began interrogating the meaning of gender and sexuality in society, this field has become essential to the study of sociology. Gender Reckonings aims to map new directions for understanding gender and sexuality within a more pragmatic, dynamic, and socially relevant framework. It shows how gender relations must be understood on a large scale as well as in intimate detail. The contributors return to the basics, questioning how gender patterns change, how we can realize gender equality, and how the structures of gender impact daily life. Gender Reckonings covers not only foundational concepts of gender relations and gender justice, but also explores postcolonial patterns of gender, intersectionality, gender fluidity, transgender practices, neoliberalism, and queer theory. Gender Reckonings combines the insights of gender and sexuality scholars from different generations, fields, and world regions. The editors and contributors are leading social scientists from six continents, and the book gives vivid accounts of the changing politics of gender in different communities. Rich in empirical detail and novel thinking, Gender Reckonings is a lasting resource for students, researchers, activists, policymakers, and everyone concerned with gender justice.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. “Theories Don’t Grow on Trees”

2. Hegemonic, Nonhegemonic, and “New” Masculinities

3. From Object to Subject: Situating Transgender Lives in Sociology

4. Postcoloniality and the Sociology of Gender

5. Race, Indigeneity, and Gender

6. Categories, Structures, and Intersectional Theory

7. Why “Heteronormativity” Is Not Enough

8. Gender Inequality and Feminism in the New Economy

9. Gender Politics in Academia in the Neoliberal Age

10. The Holy Grail of Organizational Change

11. Concerning Tradition in Studies on Men and Masculinities in Ex- Colonies

12. Rethinking Patriarchy through Unpatriarchal Male Desires

13. On the Elasticity of Gender Hegemony

14. Limitations of the Neoliberal Turn in Gender Theory

15. Paradoxes of Gender Redux

16. The Monogamous Couple, Gender Hegemony, and Polyamory

Conclusion: Reckoning with Gender

About the Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

1-4798-6634-2

OCLC:

1030586037