Written by leading gender communication scholar Julia T. Wood, GENDERED LIVES, Eighth Edition, introduces you to theories, research, and pragmatic information demonstrating the multiple and often interactive ways that our views of masculinity and femininity are shaped within contemporary culture. With the most up-to-date research, balanced perspectives of masculinity and femininity, a personal introduction to the field, and a conversational first-person writing style, GENDERED LIVES, Eighth Edition, is an engaging text that encourages you to think critically about gender and our society.

Julia T. Wood is the Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Humanities and a professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since completing her Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University) at age 24, she has conducted research and written extensively about communication in personal relationships and about gender, communication, and culture. In addition to publishing more than 90 articles and chapters, she has authored or co-authored 15 books and edited or co-edited nine others. The recipient of eleven awards for outstanding teaching and ten awards for distinguished scholarship, Professor Wood divides her professional energies between research, writing, and teaching.

Preface. Introduction Opening the Conversation. PART I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS . Chapter 1. The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture. Chapter 2. Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development. Chapter 3. The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Women's Movements in the United States. Chapter 4. The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Mens Movements in the United States. Chapter 5. Gendered Verbal Communication. Chapter 6. Gendered Nonverbal Communication. PART II: GENDERED COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE. Chapter 7. Becoming Gendered: The Early Years. Chapter 8. Gendered Education: Communication in Schools. Chapter 9. Gendered Close Relationships. Chapter 10. Gendered Organizational Communication. Chapter 11. Gendered Media. Chapter 12. Gendered Power and Violence. Epilogue Looking Backward, Looking Forward. Glossary. References. Index.