Questioning Gender A Sociological Exploration 2nd Edition

This university-level textbook offers a sweeping discussion of thenature and concept of gender, from gender identity issues to gender as a means to power. The text is broken down into three parts, thefirst defining the term “gender” and addressing why it should be studied in the first place. The second part of the text devotesitself to the socialization of gender, how we learn to label people and what that means to our sexual selves. The last part of the texttackles the nuts and bolts of society as we know it today, such as marriage, places of employment, popular media, and the politicalworld. These three parts of the text are then broken down into chapters containing more specific and focused discussion. Eachchapter ends with suggested reading, student exercises, and follow-up questions. The text includes a glossary of relevant terms.Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)