The Gendered Society (4th edition)

By: Michael S. Kimmel

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Synopsis: Thoroughly updated throughout, the fourth edition of The Gendered Society explores current thinking about gender, both inside academia and in our everyday lives. Michael Kimmel challenges the claim that gender is limited to women's experiences-his compelling and balanced study of gender includes both masculine and feminine perspectives. Kimmel makes three bold and persuasive statements about gender. First, he demonstrates that gender differences are often extremely exaggerated; in fact, he argues that men and women have much more in common than we think they do. Kimmel also challenges the pop psychologists who suggest that gender difference is the cause of inequality between the sexes; instead, he reveals that the reverse is true-gender inequality itself is the cause of the differences between men and women. Finally, he illustrates that gender is not merely an element of individual identity, but a socially constructed institutional phenomenon. Essential reading for both students and scholars, The Gendered Society is an authoritative, incisive, and lively statement about contemporary gender relations from one of the country's foremost thinkers on the subject.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 472 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780195399028
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Date of Addition:: 09/13/10
Copyrighted By:: Michael Kimmel
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Textbooks, Psychology, Social Studies, Sociology
Grade Levels:: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Submitted By:: Trans Access
Proofread By:: Trans Access
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.