Questioning gender : a sociological exploration / Robyn Ryle.
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Thousand Oaks, California :
SAGE Publications, Inc.,
[2021]
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| Format: | Book |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: What are the important questions to ask about gender? What is gender and why should we care about? Introducing gender ; What's the "sociology" in the sociology of gender? Understanding sociology and gender ; How do disciplines outside sociology study gender? Some additional theoretical approaches.
- Part II: How are our lives filled with gender? How do we learn gender? Gender and socialization ; How does gender matter for whom we want and desire? The gender of sexuality ; How does gender impact the people you spend your time with? The gender of friendship and dating ; How does gender matter for how we think about our bodies? The gender of bodies and health.
- Part III: How is gender an important part of the way our society works? How does gender impact the people we live our lives with? The gender of marriage and families ; How does gender affect the type of work we do and the rewards we receive for our work? The gender of work ; How does gender affect what you watch, what you read, and what you play? The gender of media and popular culture ; How does gender help determine who has power and who doesn't? The gender of politics and power.
