Gender Roles

A Sociological Perspective

Linda L. Lindsey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

452 Seiten

1996 | 3rd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-13-533621-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Useful for sophomore/junior-level courses in Gender Roles. This book introduces students to both the discipline of sociology and to the specific area of gender roles at the same time. It provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary survey of both modern gender roles and issues.

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For sophomore/junior-level courses in Gender Roles, Introduction to Women's Studies, and Sociology of Sex Roles.

This clearly written text introduces students to both the discipline of sociology and to the specific area of gender roles at the same time. Focusing on the most recent research — both in the U.S. and globally — it provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary survey of both modern gender roles and issues.

Inhalt

I. THEORETICAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES.

 1. The Sociology of Gender: Theoretical Perspectives and Feminist Frameworks.
 2. Gender Role Development: Biological and Psychological Perspectives.
 3. Gender Role Development: The Socialization Process.
 4. Language and Socialization.
 5. Western History and the Creation of Gender Roles.
 6. Global Perspectives on Gender.
II. GENDER ROLES, MARRIAGE, AND THE FAMILY.

 7. Love and Marriage in Contemporary Society.
 8. Gender and Family Relations.
 9. Men and Masculinity.
III. GENDER ROLES: FOCUS ON SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

10. Gender and the Workplace, by Sandra Christie and Linda Lindsey.
11. The Impact of Education on Gender Role Persistence and Change.
12. Religion and Patriarchy.
13. The Media.
14. Power, Politics, and the Law.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.12.1996
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 228 x 150 mm
• Gewicht: 563 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-10: 0-13-533621-X / 013533621X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-533621-2 / 9780135336212
• Zustand: Neuware