| Description |
1 online resource (463 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface: Gender Inequality in Our Changing World; CHAPTER 1 Introduction: What Is Gender?; Introduction ; What Is Gender? Seven Perspectives ; Conclusion ; Develop Your Position ; PART I FOUR CORE ISSUES ; CHAPTER 2 Work and Its Rewards ; Introduction ; Gender Inequality in Different Types of Economies |
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Gender and Work in the Contemporary United States Conclusion ; Develop Your Position ; CHAPTER 3 Families as the Crucible of Gender Inequality ; Introduction ; Theories of Gender Acquisition ; Theories about Families and the Origins of Gender Inequality; Gender and Family in the United States ; Conclusion |
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Develop Your Position CHAPTER 4 Gender and Violence ; Introduction ; Theories of Gender and Violence ; Rape and Culture ; Violence against Women and International Relations ; Conclusion ; Develop Your Position ; CHAPTER 5 The Control of Sexuality ; Introduction |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality, Gender, and PowerSame-Sex Behaviors and Sexual Identities ; Sex Work ; Conclusion ; Develop Your Position ; PART II CONSEQUENCES ; CHAPTER 6 Life and Death Matters: Consequences of Inequality; Introduction ; Five Ways Gender Kills ; Gender Differences in Life Expectancy: A Global Perspective; Gender and Health in the United States |
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Conclusion Develop Your Position ; PART III CONTINUITY AND CHANGE ; CHAPTER 7 Learning and Performing Gender in School ; Introduction ; A Brief History of Gender and Education in the United States; Gender and Education in the Contemporary United States; Gender and Education in a Global Perspective ; Conclusion ; Develop Your Position |
| Summary |
Gender Inequality in Our Changing World: A Comparative Approach focuses on the contemporary United States but places it in historical and global context. Written for sociology of gender courses, this textbook identifies conditions that encourage greater or lesser gender inequality, explains how gender and gender inequality change over time, and explores how gender intersects with other hierarchies, especially those related to race, social class, and sexual identity. The authors integrate historical and international materials as they help students think both theoretically and empirically about the causes and consequences of gender inequality, both in their own lives and in the lives of others worldwide |
| Notes |
CHAPTER 8 Gender, Power, and Politics |
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Print version record |
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Equality.
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Sex discrimination.
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Women -- Social conditions.
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Women's rights.
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sex discrimination.
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Equality
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Sex discrimination
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Women -- Social conditions
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Women's rights
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Clark, Roger
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Ciambrone, Desiree
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| ISBN |
9781315848648 |
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1315848643 |
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