Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture

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 Professor of Humanities, the Caroline H. and Thomas Royster Distinguished Professor of Graduate Education, and a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches courses and conducts research on gender, communication, culture, and communication in personal relationships. Dr. Wood has authored 17 books and edited 9 others. In addition, she has published more than 80 articles and book chapters, and she has won 12 awards for undergraduate teaching and 13 awards for her scholarship. She received her BA from North Carolina State University, her MA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her PhD from Pennsylvania State University.

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.