The Gendered Society Reader, 4th edition

By Amy Aronson, Michael S. Kimmel, Amy Kaler

Book Overview

The battle between the sexes has raged on for centuries; however, are men and women really from different planets? In The Gendered Society Reader, Fourth Edition, coeditors Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson pull together an array of dynamic voices--both male and female, classic and contemporary--to examine various interpretations of gender. These lively, in-depth readings explore gender discourse over a wide range of disciplines, focusing primarily on two central issues: difference and domination. Carefully balanced to reflect the diversity of its subject, this text addresses provocative and fundamental questions including:

* How are males and females different?
* What do these differences mean?
* How do various cultures and religions interpret gender?
* Why do societies continue to differentiate people on the basis of gender?
* Why is it that almost every known society is based on male domination?

This reader mirrors the intuitive structure of Kimmel's companion volume, The Gendered Society, Fourth Edition. The first sections are arranged by discipline, presenting analyses of theoretical perspectives and research inquiries. The final sections examine the often fraught relationships between gender and education, the workplace, the media, the body, the family, love, sex, and violence. The celebrated contributors include Peggy Reeves Sanday, Judith Lorber, Robert M. Sapolsky, Scott Coltrane, and many more.

Thoroughly updated with rich and timely new material, the fourth edition features twenty-one new selections, including three essays in a new section on religion, four new selections on gender and the media, and a new article on non-heterosexual families. This edition is also supplemented by an Instructor's Manual/Test Bank, which includes discussion questions. A popular and now classic text, The Gendered Society Reader, Fourth Edition, is both informative and entertaining; it is required reading for students, scholars, and anyone curious about the fascinating study of gender.

Michael Kimmel's textbook, The Gendered Society, Fourth Edition (OUP, 2010), provides a perfect complement for classroom use. PACKAGE the textbook and the reader together and save your students 20% Please call Customer Service at 800.280.0280 for details.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199733716
• ISBN13: 9780199733712
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.5" x 9.2"

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Great, objective look into gender inequalities

I wish I could force everyone I know - male and female - to reads this book! It has lead me to reevaluate unjust norms which I may have otherwise continued to accept unknowingly. The books is well written and extremely interesting, and exposes the inherent problems with existing justifications for gender inequality, while doing do in a non-preachy and objective manner supported by much research. I recommend this for everyone wishing to gain some insight in the reality of gender issues, although I believe this book could inspire interest in people who aren't already concerned with gender issues.

A Must Read for anyone studying gender

Micheal Kimmel is already a major positive force in the area of gender studies, especially when it comes to exposing the important role that men play in the feminist movement. Amy Aronson is also a powerful contribution to this collection. This book is a fabulous academic equivalent to his anthology, Men's Lives. The Gendered Society Reader gives readers a plethora of resources on the roles that social construction plays in gender development, looking at it from the essentialist position of biological determinism to the cultural variations around the world. I would highly recommend this book to any researcher or individual interested in recent finds and developments in the field of gender studies.