Gender / Lisa Wade, Myra Marx Ferree.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wade, Lisa (Professor), author.

Ferree, Myra Marx, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role.

Sex differences.

Feminist theory.

sex role.

Physical Description:

xi, 484 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Gender : ideas, interactions, institutions

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

"The new gold standard for sociology of gender courses. An instant best-seller and now the leading book for the course, Wade and Ferree's Gender is an accessible and inclusive introduction to sociological perspectives on gender. Drawing on memorable examples mined from history, pop culture, and current events, Gender deftly moves between theoretical concepts and applications to everyday life. Revised throughout to be more inclusive and intersectional, the Third Edition features expanded coverage of the nonbinary and trans experience and new discussions of the impact of Covid-19 on families and work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Ideas. The binary and our bodies ; Gender ideologies ; The binary and everything else

2. Bodies. Research on gender differences and similarities ; Defining differences ; Similarities between men and women

3. Performances. How to do gender ; Learning the rules ; Why we follow the rules ; How to break the rules ; Doing nonbinary ; The Number one gender rule

4. Intersections. Intersectionality : a quick history ; Intersectional gender strategies ; Race ; Sexuality ; Immigration and nationality ; Socioeconomic class ; Ability ; Age and attractiveness

5. Inequality : masculinities. The gender of cheerleading ; Gendered power ; Gender for men ; Can masculinity be good?

6. Inequality : femininities. Cheerleading today ; Gender for women ; Can femininity be hegemonic? ; The big picture

7. Institutions. The organization of daily life ; Gendered institutions ; The institutionalization of gender difference ; The institutionalization of gender inequality ; Institutional inertia and change

8. Change. The evolution of sex ; The evolution of marriage ; The funny '50s ; Going to work ; Marriage in the 2000s ; Conclusion

9. Sexualities. Sex and social forces ; On "sexual liberation" ; Sex, power, and pleasure ; Defining sex ; Divided desire ; Eroticized inequality ; Sexual racism ; Gendered scripts ; Sexual violence ; College hookup culture

10. Families. The second shift ; The feminization of housework and childcare ; Balancing paid and unpaid work ; Going it alone ; Choosing not to have children ; Care during Covid-19

11. Work. The changing workplace ; Job segregation ; Discrimination and preferential treatment ; Parenthood : the facts and the fictions ; The changing workplace revisited

12. Politics. The state ; Threats to feminist progress ; Social movements

Conclusion

Glossary.

Notes:

Revised edition of the authors' Gender : ideas, interactions, institutions, [2019].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780393892864

0393892867

OCLC:

1338165257