Gender and Social Life
Autor Roberta Satowen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2000
This engaging collection of readings presents a wide variety of ideas about how gender structures our feelings and our expectations about ourselves and others, how gender influences the "choices" we make, and what opportunities are available to us. Organized around eleven topics and containing 39 readings, the selections represent a variety of sources, scholarly articles, a short story, journalistic accounts, and personal narratives. They are representative of many different theoretical perspectives as well. The accompanying workbook and data disk give readers the opportunity to test their assumptions about gender and racial differences. For anyone interested in the sociology of gender.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780321034212
ISBN-10: 032103421X
Pagini: 410
Dimensiuni: 179 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
ISBN-10: 032103421X
Pagini: 410
Dimensiuni: 179 x 229 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Pearson
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States
Descriere
This reader examines gender from a variety of theoretical perspectives and provides a unique workbook/software package that allows students to test their own hypotheses.
This engaging collection of readings presents a wide variety of ideas about how gender influences our feelings and expectations about ourselves and others, as well as the “choices” we make and the opportunities available to us. Organized around eleven topics and containing 39 readings, the selections represent many different theoretical perspectives and a variety of sources: scholarly articles, a short story, journalistic accounts, and personal narratives. The accompanying workbook and data disk give students the opportunity to test their assumptions about gender and racial differences.
This engaging collection of readings presents a wide variety of ideas about how gender influences our feelings and expectations about ourselves and others, as well as the “choices” we make and the opportunities available to us. Organized around eleven topics and containing 39 readings, the selections represent many different theoretical perspectives and a variety of sources: scholarly articles, a short story, journalistic accounts, and personal narratives. The accompanying workbook and data disk give students the opportunity to test their assumptions about gender and racial differences.
Cuprins
I.GENDER SOCIALIZATION AND PARENTING.
1.Nancy Chodorow, The Sexual Sociology of Adult Life.
2.David D. Gilmore, The Manhood Puzzle.
3.Barbara J. Risman, Necessity and the Invention of Mothering.
4.Ann Willard, Cultural Scripts for Mothering.
5.Patricia Hill Collins, Black Mother-Daughter Relationships.
II.GENDER AND WORK.
6.Barbara F. Reskin and Irene Padavic, The Doctrine of Separate Spheres.
7.Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper.
8.Betty Friedan, The Problem That Has No Name.
9.Arlie Hochschild and Anne Machung, Marriage in the Stalled Revolution.
10.Barbara R. Bergmann, What Is Affirmative Action?
11.Elizabeth Higginbotham, Black Professional Women: Job Ceilings and Employment Sectors.
III.GENDER AND SEXUALITY.
12.Deborah L. Tolman, Daring to Desire: Culture and the Bodies of Adolescent Girls.
13.Lillian B. Rubin, The Sexual Dilemma.
14.Michael Messner, Sexuality and Sexual Identity.
15.Benjamin P. Bowser, Social Class in Black Sexuality.
16.Becky W. Thompson, Childhood Lessons: Culture, Race, Class, and Sexuality.
17.John D'Emilio, Capitalism and Gay Identity.
18.Arlene Stein, Difference, Desire, and the Self.
IV.GENDER AND EDUCATION.
19.Peggy Orenstein, Unbalanced Equations: Girls, Math, and the Confidence Gap.
20.Barrie Thorne, Girls and Boys Together…But Mostly Apart: Gender Arrangements in Elementary Schools.
V.GENDER, MATH AND SCIENCE.
21.Ruth Hubbard, Fact Making and Feminism.
22.Ruth Bleier, Theories of Human Origins and Cultural Evolution: Man the Hunter.
23.Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor, Michael Neuschatz, and Brian Uzzi, Athena Unbound: Barriers to Women in Academic Science and Engineering.
VI.GENDER AND RELIGION.
24.Fatima Mernissi, The Muslim Concept of Active Female Sexuality.
25.Susan A. Farrell, It's Our Church, Too: Women's Position in the Catholic Church Today.
26.Judith Plaskow, Setting the Problem, Laying the Ground.
VII.GENDER, HEALTH, AND ILLNESS.
27.Vicki S. Helgesen, Masculinity, Men's Roles and Coronary Heart Disease.
28.Hortensia Amaro, Love, Sex, and Power: Considering Women's Realities in HIV Prevention.
29.Roberta Satow, Where Has All the Hysteria Gone?
VIII. GENDER AND REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY.
30.Jennifer Strickler, The New Reproductive Technology: Problem or Solution?
31.Laura R. Woliver, Reproductive Technologies, Surrogacy Arrangements, and the Politics of Motherhood.
IX.GENDER AND POLITICS.
32.Linda Gordon, The Politics of Birth Control, 1920-1940: The Impact of Professionals.
33.Sally Avery Bermanzohn, The 1996 Welfare Law: Dismantling Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
X.GENDER AND THE LAW.
34.Rosemarie Skain, Defining Sexual Harassment.
35.Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Protecting Family Integrity: The Rightward Drift in the Courts.
36.Anonymous, Nora.
XI.GENDER AND VIOLENCE.
37.Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer, Fraternities and Rape on Campus.
38.Alan Soble, Pornography in Capitalism: Powerlessness.
39.Kimberly A. Huisman, Wife Battering in Asian American Communities: Identifying the Service Needs of an Overworked Segment of the Population.
1.Nancy Chodorow, The Sexual Sociology of Adult Life.
2.David D. Gilmore, The Manhood Puzzle.
3.Barbara J. Risman, Necessity and the Invention of Mothering.
4.Ann Willard, Cultural Scripts for Mothering.
5.Patricia Hill Collins, Black Mother-Daughter Relationships.
II.GENDER AND WORK.
6.Barbara F. Reskin and Irene Padavic, The Doctrine of Separate Spheres.
7.Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper.
8.Betty Friedan, The Problem That Has No Name.
9.Arlie Hochschild and Anne Machung, Marriage in the Stalled Revolution.
10.Barbara R. Bergmann, What Is Affirmative Action?
11.Elizabeth Higginbotham, Black Professional Women: Job Ceilings and Employment Sectors.
III.GENDER AND SEXUALITY.
12.Deborah L. Tolman, Daring to Desire: Culture and the Bodies of Adolescent Girls.
13.Lillian B. Rubin, The Sexual Dilemma.
14.Michael Messner, Sexuality and Sexual Identity.
15.Benjamin P. Bowser, Social Class in Black Sexuality.
16.Becky W. Thompson, Childhood Lessons: Culture, Race, Class, and Sexuality.
17.John D'Emilio, Capitalism and Gay Identity.
18.Arlene Stein, Difference, Desire, and the Self.
IV.GENDER AND EDUCATION.
19.Peggy Orenstein, Unbalanced Equations: Girls, Math, and the Confidence Gap.
20.Barrie Thorne, Girls and Boys Together…But Mostly Apart: Gender Arrangements in Elementary Schools.
V.GENDER, MATH AND SCIENCE.
21.Ruth Hubbard, Fact Making and Feminism.
22.Ruth Bleier, Theories of Human Origins and Cultural Evolution: Man the Hunter.
23.Henry Etzkowitz, Carol Kemelgor, Michael Neuschatz, and Brian Uzzi, Athena Unbound: Barriers to Women in Academic Science and Engineering.
VI.GENDER AND RELIGION.
24.Fatima Mernissi, The Muslim Concept of Active Female Sexuality.
25.Susan A. Farrell, It's Our Church, Too: Women's Position in the Catholic Church Today.
26.Judith Plaskow, Setting the Problem, Laying the Ground.
VII.GENDER, HEALTH, AND ILLNESS.
27.Vicki S. Helgesen, Masculinity, Men's Roles and Coronary Heart Disease.
28.Hortensia Amaro, Love, Sex, and Power: Considering Women's Realities in HIV Prevention.
29.Roberta Satow, Where Has All the Hysteria Gone?
VIII. GENDER AND REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY.
30.Jennifer Strickler, The New Reproductive Technology: Problem or Solution?
31.Laura R. Woliver, Reproductive Technologies, Surrogacy Arrangements, and the Politics of Motherhood.
IX.GENDER AND POLITICS.
32.Linda Gordon, The Politics of Birth Control, 1920-1940: The Impact of Professionals.
33.Sally Avery Bermanzohn, The 1996 Welfare Law: Dismantling Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
X.GENDER AND THE LAW.
34.Rosemarie Skain, Defining Sexual Harassment.
35.Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Protecting Family Integrity: The Rightward Drift in the Courts.
36.Anonymous, Nora.
XI.GENDER AND VIOLENCE.
37.Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer, Fraternities and Rape on Campus.
38.Alan Soble, Pornography in Capitalism: Powerlessness.
39.Kimberly A. Huisman, Wife Battering in Asian American Communities: Identifying the Service Needs of an Overworked Segment of the Population.
Caracteristici
- TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE: Unique accompanying workbook with software allows students to test their assumptions about gender on the computer, combining the study of gender with quantitative and qualitative data analysis for the first time! (The reader may be used with or without the workbook; the workbook may also be ordered separately.)
- Takes an interdisciplinary approach.
- Extensive introductions to each section give a context for the articles.
- Offers inclusive coverage of race, class, and ethnicity throughout.
- Incorporates articles about men — by men — in many sections.
- Extensively covers gender issues in the U.S., but also contains cross-cultural material.
- Presents a good mix of new and historical material on gender studies: 75% of the articles are contemporary, 25% are classics.