Product Description

The first gender reader in UK to focus on sociological perspectives, this book offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over the last three decades.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #382824 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 480 pages

From the Back Cover
This reader offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over the last three decades. The text is informed by an understanding of gender as both a structural social division and a set of everyday social practices. The readings cover both theoretical and empirical work representing a range of perspectives and each section includes selections which address the intersection of gender with differences of 'race', class and sexuality. Forty-eight readings are organised into six sections: Gender and Knowledge; Class, Gender and the Labour Market; Paid and Unpaid Work; Marriage and Intimate Relationships; Becoming Gendered and Gendered Embodiment. In order to guide students through the issues, the book has a substantial critical introduction exploring the history of sociological analyses of gender, as well as introductions to each section and editorial commentary on the readings themselves. Suggestions for further reading and questions of discussion are also included in each section.

About the Author
Joan Acker; Lisa Adkins; Haleh Afshar; Sue Baxter; Jessie Bernard; Cynthia Cockburn; Bob Connell; Bronwyn Davies; Kathy Davis; Christine Delphy; Catherine Donovan; Jean Dunncombe; Gill Dunne; Richard Edkins; Sander Gilman; Heidi Hartmann; Brian Heaphy; Patricia Hill Collins; Arlie Hochschild; Janet Holland; Linda Imray; Chrys Ingraham; Lynne Jamieson; Wendy Langford; Sophie Laws; Diana Leonard; Alan Mansfield; Dennis Marsden; Emily Martin; Barbara McGinn; Audrey Middleton; Heidi Mirza; Swasti Mitter; David Morgan; Esther Newton; Jan Pahl; Annie Phizacklea; Caroline Ramazanoglu; Geoff Raw; Emmanuel Reynaud; Steven Seidman; Janet Siltanen; Beverley Skeggs; Dorothy Smith; Liz Stanley; Gemma Tang Nain; Rachel Thomson; Barrie Thorne; Sylvia Walby; Jeffrey Weeks; Candace West; Kath Weston; Sallie Westwood; Sue Wise; Vera Wiseman; Annie Witz; Don H. Zimmerman