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Thinking about Women : Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender

ISBN: 9780205175666 | 020517566X
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Pub. Date: 9/1/1996

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Thinking About Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender, Seventh Edition, provides a comprehensive review of feminist scholarship in the social sciences, showing how gender operates in every aspect of society, and how the experiences of both men and women are created through social institutions. The seventh edition introduces new discussions on numerous topics including gay marriage, welfare reform, women and the military, interracial dating and friendship, affirmative action, transgender identities, disability, and the global AIDS epidemic. Book jacket.
Prefaceix
About the Authorxiv
PART I Introduction
Studying Women: Feminist Perspectives
1(18)
The Sociolog... MORE
4(3)
Defining Feminism
7(2)
Women's Studies and the Inclusion of Women
9(7)
The Sociological Framework for Thinking About Women
16(1)
Summary
16(1)
Key Terms
17(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
18(1)
Suggested Readings
18(1)
PART II Women and Gender in Everyday Life
The Social Construction of Gender
19(34)
Distinguishing Sex and Gender
20(3)
Biology and Culture
23(7)
The Institutional Basis of Gender
30(2)
Socialization and the Formation of Gender Identity
32(5)
Socialization across the Life Course
37(6)
Theoretical Perspectives on the Formation of Gender
43(5)
Limitations of the Socialization Perspective
48(2)
Summary
50(1)
Key Terms
51(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
51(1)
Suggested Readings
51(2)
Images of Gender: Women and the Social Construction of Knowledge
53(25)
Gendered Images in the Media
55(7)
The Sociology of Knowledge
62(4)
Women and Educational Thought
66(6)
Sexism, Science, and Society
72(3)
Summary
75(1)
Key Terms
76(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
76(1)
Suggested Readings
76(2)
Sexuality and Intimate Relationships
78(21)
The History of Sexuality in the United States
79(2)
Contemporary Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
81(3)
Race, Sexuality, and Power
84(2)
Sexual Development over the life Cycle
86(3)
Love and Intimate Relationships
89(3)
Friendship
92(2)
Gay and Lesbian Relationships
94(2)
Summary
96(1)
Key Terms
97(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
97(1)
Suggested Readings
98(1)
PART III Gender and Social Institutions
Women and Work
99(46)
Historical Perspectives on Women's Work
99(8)
What Is Work?
107(2)
Gender and Class Stratification
109(3)
The Contemporary Status of Women
112(17)
Poverty and Welfare
129(4)
Work Environments for Women
133(3)
Intersections of Family and Work
136(4)
Policies for Gender Equity
140(2)
Summary
142(1)
Key Terms
143(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
143(1)
Suggested Readings
144(1)
Women and Families
145(42)
Historical Perspectives on Modern Families
146(4)
Feminist Perspectives on Families
150(5)
Portraits of Contemporary Households
155(13)
Race, Gender, and Families
168(6)
Families and Social Problems
174(10)
Summary
184(1)
Key Terms
185(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
185(1)
Suggested Readings
185(2)
Women, Health, and Reproduction
187(36)
The Social Structure of Health
188(2)
Race, Class, and Health
190(3)
Women, Work, and Health
193(4)
Gender, Health, and Social Problems
197(6)
The Politics of Reproduction: Birth Control, Abortion, and Childbirth
203(13)
Women and the Health Care System
216(4)
Summary
220(1)
Key Terms
221(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
221(1)
Suggested Readings
221(2)
Women and Religion
223(28)
Sociological Perspectives on Religion
224(2)
Religion and Social Control
226(2)
Religion and the Emergence of Feminism in the United States
228(7)
Women, Religiosity, and the Church
235(4)
Religion, Racism, and Social Change
239(2)
Religion as a Basis for Antifeminism
241(3)
Faith, Feminism, and Spirituality
244(4)
Summary
248(1)
Key Terms
249(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
249(1)
Suggested Readings
249(2)
Women, Crime, and Deviance
251(31)
Origins of Deviance Theory
253(2)
Sociological Perspectives on Crime and Deviance
255(7)
Women as Criminals
262(4)
Women as Victims of Crime
266(3)
Race, Gender, and Victimization by Crime
269(5)
Women in the Criminal Justice System
274(5)
Summary
279(1)
Key Terms
280(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
280(1)
Suggested Readings
280(2)
Women, Power, and Politics
282(35)
Defining Power
283(2)
Women and the State
285(2)
Women and the Law
287(3)
Women in Government
290(7)
Women and the Military
297(5)
Rethinking the Political
302(2)
The Women's Movement
304(10)
Summary
314(1)
Key Terms
315(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
315(1)
Suggested Readings
315(2)
PART IV Feminist Theory and Social Change
Women and Social Reform: Liberal Feminism
317(24)
Frameworks of Feminist Theory
318(2)
The Liberal Basis of Modern Feminism
320(1)
Liberalism as a Mode of Social Thought
321(3)
An Enlightenment for Women?
324(1)
Mary Wollstonecraft
325(2)
Harriet Martineau
327(2)
John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill
329(8)
The Critique of Liberalism
337(1)
Summary
338(1)
Key Terms
339(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
339(1)
Suggested Readings
339(2)
Radical Alternatives: Socialist and Radical Feminism
341(29)
The Political Context of Radical Feminism
342(2)
The Marxist Perspective
344(7)
Socialist Feminism
351(1)
Family and Economy in Capitalist Society
352(4)
Radical Feminism
356(3)
Intersections of Capitalism and Patriarchy
359(6)
Comparing Liberal and Radical Feminism
365(2)
Summary
367(1)
Key Terms
368(1)
Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought
368(1)
Suggested Readings
368(2)
Conclusion: New Directions in Feminist Theory370(12)
Feminist Epistemology
370(3)
Feminism and Postmodernism
373(6)
Feminism and the Analysis of Race, Class, and Gender
379(2)
Key Terms
381(1)
Suggested Readings
381(1)
Glossary382(4)
Bibliography386(21)
Name Index407(6)
Subject Index413
Margaret Andersen is the former editor of Gender & Society, the recipient of the Sociologists for Women in Society Feminist Lecturer Award, and a leading scholar and teacher

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