Gender Through the Prism of Difference

by Michael A Messner, Maxine Baca Zinn, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, et al.

Book Overview

Gender Through the Prism of Difference adopts a global, transnational perspective on how race, class, and sexual diversity are central to the study of sex and gender. In contrast with other books in this area--which tend to focus on U.S. or European viewpoints--this wide-ranging anthology features many articles based on research done elsewhere throughout the world.

Now in its fourth edition, the book opens with a revised and updated introduction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199743029
• ISBN13: 9780199743025
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

informative anthology

The 2nd edition to this books introduces readers to the complex narratives on gender in modern society. The numerous articles included in this volume represent some of the leading scholarship on gender in society, and introduces readers to the theoretical and methodological works of numerous researchers.This anthology is important and essential to scholars, feminists, and teachers. This is an excellent book for graduate student and undergraduate students alike.