Thinking About Women, 11th edition
$24.00
📚 Delivered within 24 hours via email Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender offers an interdisciplinary look at women and gender issues. It introduces you to gender and how it operates in society, providing a clear-headed assessment of how the lives of both women and men have changed over the years. The text explores the social construct of gender, including how it intersects with other social factors: race, class, sexuality, age, religion, nationality and others.
The 11th Edition focuses on gender in major social institutions, including the economy and the criminal justice system. Media Matters features draw your attention to gender issues and their portrayal in the media. And A Closer Look at Men features highlight ways that gender issues impact men.
Published by Pearson (July 14th 2021) – Copyright © 2022
ISBN-13: 9780137505562
Subject: Sociology
Category: Sociology of Age/ Race /Class /Gender
Description
Table of Contents
PART I: INTRODUCTION
- Studying Women: Why Gender Still Matters
PART II: GENDER, SOCIETY, AND SEX
- The Social Construction of Gender
- Gender, Culture, and the Media
- Sexuality and Intimate Relationships
PART III: GENDER AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
- Gender, Work, and the Economy
- Gender and Families
- Women, Health, and Reproduction
- Women and Religion
- Women, Crime, and Violence
- Gender, Education, and Science
- Women, Power, and Politics
PART IV: GENDER AND SOCIAL CHANGE: FRAMEWORKS OF FEMINISM
- Liberal Feminism and Social Reform
- Contemporary Frameworks in Feminist Theory
