Kimmel, Michael S.

The gendered society / Michael Kimmel. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 - v 458 p. : ill., 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : human beings : an engendered species -- Ordained by nature : biology constructs the sexes -- Spanning the world : culture constructs gender difference -- "So, that explains it" : psychoanalytic and developmental perspectives on gender -- The social construction of gender relations -- The gendered family : biology constructs the sexes -- The gendered classroom -- Gender and religion -- Separate and unequal : the gendered world of work -- The gendered media -- Gendered intimacies : friendship and love -- The gendered body -- The gender of violence -- Epilogue : "a degendered society"?

9780195431476

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Sex role.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Gender identity.
Sex discrimination.
Equality.

HQ1075 / .K56 2008

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