Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender
Thinking About Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender, 8/E\ Margaret Andersen\ ISBN-10: 0205578721\ This text is a comprehensive review of feminist scholarship in the social sciences; it shows how gender operates in every aspect of society, and how the experiences of both men and women are created through social institutions.Thinking About Women is interdisciplinary in its coverage, yet grounded in sociological theory and research. Also, it integrates discussions of race, class,...
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Thinking about Women introduces readers to how gender operates in society–influencing women’s and men’s self-concepts, relationships with others, life opportunities, and experiences of inequality.This text examines how gender and the differences it makes still permeate women’s and men’s lives. Also, the text discusses how gender is socially constructed—that is, formed through early learning patterns that are continuously reinforced throughout all social institutions. Also, the text shows how gender intersects with other social factors, especially race and class, but also sexual orientation, age, religion, and nationality, among others.
PrefaceAbout the AuthorPt. IWomen's Lives and the Sociological Perspective1Ch. 1Sociological and Feminist Perspectives3Ch. 2The Social Construction of Gender21Ch. 3Sexism and the Social Construction of Knowledge52Ch. 4Sexuality and Intimate Relationships77Pt. IIGender and Social Institutions99Ch. 5Women and Work101Ch. 6Women, Families, and Households141Ch. 7Women, Health, and Reproduction180Ch. 8Women and Religion215Ch. 9Women, Crime, and Deviance243Pt. IIIFeminism and Social Change275Ch. 10Feminism and Social Reform: Liberal Perspectives277Ch. 11Radical Alternatives: Socialist and Radical Feminism310Conclusion: New Directions in Feminist Theory344Bibliography353Name Index389Subject Index399
