IN THIS SECTION:1.) BRIEF2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part I Theoretical and Interdisciplinary
PerspectivesChapter 1 The Sociology of Gender: Theoretical
Perspectives and Feminist FrameworksChapter 2 Gender Development:
Biology, Sexuality, and Health Chapter 3 Gender Development: The
Socialization ProcessChapter 4 Gendered Language and
SocializationChapter 5 Western History and the Construction of
Gender RolesChapter 6 Global Perspectives on Gender Part II Gender
Roles, Marriage, and the FamilyChapter 7 Gendered Love, Marriage,
and Emerging LifestyleChapter 8 Gender and Family RelationsChapter
9 Men and Masculinity Part III Gender Roles: Focus on Social
InstitutionsChapter 10 Gender, Work, and the Workplace Chapter 11
Education and Gender Role Change Chapter 12 Religion and Patriarchy
Chapter 13 MediaChapter 14 Power, Politics, and the Law
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part I Theoretical and
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Chapter 1 The Sociology of Gender: Theoretical Perspectives and
Feminist Frameworks Basic Sociological Concepts Key Concepts for
the Sociology of Gender Distinguishing Sex and Gender Sociological
Perspectives on Gender Roles Functionalism Preindustrial Society
Contemporary Society Conflict Theory Marx, Engels, and Social Class
Contemporary Conflict Theory Gender and the Family Symbolic
Interaction Social Construction of Reality Doing Difference
Feminist Sociological Theory Linking Gender, Race, and Class
Feminist Perspectives on the Family Feminism and its Branches
Liberal Feminism Cultural Feminism Socialist Feminism Radical
Feminism Multicultural and Global Feminism Ecofeminism Feminism and
the Media Portrayals of Feminism Feminism and Election 2008 Hillary
Rodham Clinton Challenging the Backlash to Feminism
Chapter 2 Gender Development: Biology, Sexuality, and Health
Nature and Nurture Margaret Mead Critique Evolution, Genetics, and
Biology Sociobiology Cognitive Biology The Hormone Puzzle
Aggression MotherhoodGendered Sexuality Sigmund Freud: Anatomy Is
Destiny Ambiguous Sex, Ambiguous Gender Transsexuals Does Nature
Rule? A Sex Reassignment Tragedy Sexual Orientation Global Focus:
Challenging Definitions of Sex and Gender Sexual Scripts Patterns
of Sexual Attitudes and Behavior Gender and Orgasm
Premarital/Nonmarital Sex Extramarital Relationships The Double
Standard Sexuality in Later LifeGender and Health Till Death Do Us
Part: Gender and Mortality Global Patterns In Sickness and in
Health: Gender and Morbidity Men and Morbidity Women and Morbidity
Premenstrual Syndrome HIV/AIDS Drug Use Explaining Gendered Health
Trends The Women's Health Movement Challenging Gender Bias in
Research Progress in Women's and Men's Health Nature versus Nurture
Revisited: The Politics of Biology The Female Advantage in
Evolution Reframing the Debate Chapter 3 Gender Development: The
Socialization Process Gender Socialization and Cultural Diversity
Culture and Socialization Gender Socialization: The Impact of
Social Class and Race Theories of Gender Socialization Social
Learning Theory Gender Socialization for Boys Gender Socialization
for Girls Cognitive Development Theory Gender Schema Theory Social
Cognitive Theory The Family Do You Want a Boy or a Girl? Gendered
Childhood: Clothes, Toys, and Play Dolls Toys and Gender Scripts
Gendered Parenting Practices Peers and Preferences Games School
Television Television Teaches Socialization for Gender Equity
Global Focus: Son Preference in Asia China East and Southern Asia
Gendered Effects Chapter 4 Gendered Language and Socialization The
Generic Myth Titles and Occupations What's in a Name? Children's
Names Linguistic DerogationGendered Language Usage Registers Female
Register Male Register The Language of Friendship Nonverbal
Communication Facial Expressions and Eye Contact Smiling Anger
Touch and Personal Space Gender and Online Communication Men Online
Women OnlineGlobal Focus: The Language of Japanese Women Style and
Syntax Manga Explaining Gendered Language Patterns The Dual-Culture
Model The Dominance Model The Social Constructionist Model The
Impact of Linguistic Sexism Cognition and Self-Esteem Toward
Language Change Gradual Change Chapter 5 Western History and the
Construction of Gender Roles Placing Women in History The Gender,
Race, and Class Link in History Historical Themes about Women
Classical Societies The Glory That Was Greece Partnership
Oppression Athens Sparta The Grandeur That Was Rome Male Authority
Female Power The Middle Ages Christianity Feudalism The Renaissance
Martin Luther and the ReformationThe American Experience The First
American Women Gender Role Balance Colonization and Christianity
The Colonial Era Gendered Puritan Life The Victorians: True
Womanhood Frontier Life Industrialization The Union Movement The
Depression World War II Demand for Women's Labor Women's Diversity
in the Labor Force What about the Children? Peacetime The Postwar
Era to the Millennium The Women's Movement The Early Movement: 1830
to 1890 The Seneca Falls Convention The Nineteenth Amendment The
Contemporary Movement Second Wave Feminism National Organization
for Women Offshoot Groups Third Wave Feminism Chapter 6 Global
Perspectives on Gender The United Nations Conferences on Women The
Legacy of Beijing: A Personal Perspective The Impact of
Globalization on Women A Model of Women and Development Russia The
Soviet Legacy Employment The Collision of Family and Employment
Marriage and Family Support or Backlash to Feminism? China Reform
and the Chinese Family Footbinding Marriage The One-Child Policy
Son Preference To Get Rich Is Glorious The Gender Paradox of
Globalization and Development India The Religious-Political
Heritage The Social Reform Movement The Gandhis and Nehru The
Gender Gap in Human Development Health Feminism in an Indian
Context Japan The Occupation Gender Equity and Public Policy Work
and Family: A Nondilemma Marriage and the Family Demography and
Family Change Japanese Men Japanese Women Motherhood A Japanese
Woman's Profile Latin America The Gender Divide Family Planning
Latin American Women, Globalization, and Development Feminist
Agendas The Class-Gender LinkIsrael Religion, Family, and
Employment Kibbutzim Education The WorkplaceThe Muslim World
Islamization: Iran and Afghanistan The Shah and Khomeini Toward
Reform The Arab Middle East North Africa: Female Genital Mutilation
To Veil or Not to Veil Scandanavia Norway Sweden The Equality
Future Part II Gender Roles, Marriage, and the Family Chapter 7
Gendered Love, Marriage, and Emerging LifestyleLove Linking Love
and Marriage Friends and Lovers Defining Love Distinguishing Love
and Friendship Same-Gender Friends Other-Gender Friends Gendered
Love and Love Myths Gender and Styles of Romance Men in Love
Androgynous LoveMate Selection The Marriage Gradient Age Race Race
and SES Attractiveness The Marriage Squeeze African American Women
Sociological Perspectives on Mate Selection Gender Roles in
Marriage and the Family The Marriage Gap Theoretical Perspectives
on Marriage and the Family Functionalism Conflict Theory Feminist
Perspective Symbolic Interaction Gender and the Family Values
Debate Housewives Housewife Status The Issue of Housework Global
Trends Dual Earners Multicultural Variations Extramarital
Relationships Gender Differences Global Focus: The Second Wives of
Hong Kong Men Gender Roles in Emerging Marriages and Lifestyles
Scandinavia Equity Benefits Commuter Marriage Cohabitation Gender
Differences Singlehood Gender Differences Gender Stereotypes
Chapter 8 Gender and Family Relations The Parenthood Transition
Motherhood The Motherhood Mandate Conflict Theory Challenging the
Motherhood Mandate Feminism Fatherhood New Fathers Children's
Development A Fatherhood Mandate Voluntary Childlessness Parents as
Dual Earners Children of Employed Women The Child Care Issue
Children's Time with Parents Adolescents Summary Helicopter
ParentsFamilies in Multicultural Perspective African American
Families The Myth of Black Matriarchy Multiple Risks of Race,
Class, and Gender Latino Families Puerto Rican Families Mexican
American Families Cuban American Families Asian American Families
Native American Families Divorce Gender and Adjustment in Divorce
Gender Role Beliefs and Emotional Well-Being Age Employment The
Impact of Gendered Law in Divorce Custody Joint-Custody Divorce and
Poverty Dividing Assets Child Support RemarriageSingle-Parent
Families Mothers and the Single-Parent Household Fathers and the
Single-Parent Household Gender Patterns in Gay and Lesbian Families
Same-Sex Marriage Lesbian Mothers Gay Fathers Future Families
Chapter 9 Men and Masculinity Historical Notes and Masculine
Markers Patriarchy and History War and Soldiering The Depression
Vietnam Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan Suicide Sports Brutalized
Bodies Sports ViolenceOn Masculinity Hegemonic Masculinity
Masculinity's Norms Antifeminine Norm Interpersonal Relations
Success Norm Gendered Occupations Intellectual Success Toughness
Norm Aggression Norm School Violence Sexual Prowess Norm Tenderness
Norm Images to Accept of Reject? Homophobia The Demography of
Homophobia The Risks of Race and Ethnicity Gender Masculinity and
Homophobic Labels Gay Men Gay RightsMasculinity and Fatherhood
Images of Fatherhood Socialization Parents as Partners Men in the
Delivery Room Divorce Men at Middle Age and in Later Life
Retirement Midlife as Crisis Women at Midlife Men at Midlife
Widowhood Widows WidowersGendered Violence Rape Statistics Profile
of the Rapist Rape on College Campus Pornography and Rape
Masculinity and Rape Why Doesn't She Leave? Sociological
PerspectivesThe Men's Movement in the United States National
Organization of Men Against Sexism Mythopoetic Men African American
Men Promise Keepers Toward the Future
Part III Gender Roles: Focus on Social Institutions Chapter 10
Gender, Work, and the Workplace Historical Overview The Home as the
Workplace The Industrial Revolution Victorian Myths War and
JobsBalancing Multiple Work and Family Roles Employment and Health
Caregiving Unpaid Work Money and Mental Health SummaryGendered
Institutions in Choice of Work The Influence of Family on Workplace
Socialization Married with Children: The Demography of Career
Achievement Career versus Job Economic Trends and the Family The
Legal System Women in the Labor Force Gender-Typing in Occupational
Distribution Women in the Professions White Collar Women The Wage
Gap Triple Jeopardy: Gender, Race, and Social Class The Human
Capital Model Symbolic Interaction and Conflict Theory Summary
Corporate Women Corporate Barriers The Glass Ceiling Toward
Corporate Success Women Business Owners Gendered Management Styles:
The Partnership Alternative Global Focus: Microenterprise and Women
Women and Microcredit Chapter 11 Education and Gender Role Change A
Brief Lesson in History The Enlightenment Progressive Education The
Process of Education Kindergarten and Early Childhood Education
Elementary and Middle School Jane and the Gendered Curriculum Dick
and the Gendered Curriculum High School Gender and Mathematics
Social Class and Race Gender Diversity: Race, Self-Esteem, and
Academic Achievement Gendered Tracking and Vocational Education
Gender in the Hidden CurriculumAthletics and Masculinity Higher
Education The Gendered College Classroom Major and Career Paths
Graduate School Academic Women TenureGender Issues in Education
Shortchanged Students: Boys or Girls in Educational Crisis?
Assessing the Boy Crisis College Entrance Exams College Enrollment:
Race, Social Class, and Age What a Degree Buys Single-Gender
Education Sexual Harassment in Schools Sexual Harassment or
Bullying? Gender Parity in College The Lessons of Title IX Global
Focus: The Developing World's Gender Gap in Education Chapter 12
Religion and Patriarchy Rediscovering the Feminine Face of God
Goddess Images Women's Religious Roles Goddess as Creator Africa
Asia The Principle of Gender Complementarity CritiqueIslam Feminist
Views of Islam Islamic Women in the United States Hinduism The
Feminine in Hindu Scripture Sati Judaism Family Life Sexuality and
Social Control The Texts of Terror Contemporary Images Christianity
The Bible and Patriarchy The Writings of Paul Biblical Men
Alternative Views of Biblical Women Gender Roles and American
Christians American Protestants American CatholicsGender,
Religiosity, and Leadership Gender and Religious Orientation
Sociological Perspectives The Issue of Ordination Confucianism and
Islam Judaism Christianity Catholicism Protestantism Clergy Women
as Leaders Toward an Inclusive Theology The Language of Religion
Reinterpretation of Scripture Feminist Theology Chapter 13 Media
Print Media Magazines Fiction Articles Advertising Subtlety and
Subliminals Age and Gender The Business of BeautyFilm Screen
History Good Women and Bad Women James Bond and "His Girls" Pairing
Sex and Violence Aging Females, Ageless Males Gender Parity and
PortrayalMusic Rock Music The Women of Rock Challenges to Misogyny
MTV and Music VideosTelevision Gendered Violence Prime Time
Invisible Women Intersecting Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Comedy and
Reality TV Beauty and Age Employed Women Soap Operas TVs Gendered
Exceptions Commercials Men's Images in Media Advertising Film
Television Situation Comedies: Men in Families TV's Gender, Race,
and Class Link Working Class Men Changing ImagesGender and Mass
Media Industries Television Broadcast Journalism Film
DirectorsMedia and Social Change Changing for Profit and Social
Progress Women as Media Executives Chapter 14 Power, Politics, and
the Law The Law Employment BFOQ Disparate Impact Equal Pay Act
Comparable Worth Affirmative Action The Gender-Race Link
The Courts Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Education and
Title IX The Courts Athletics Benefits to Females Sexual Harassment
The Thomas-Hill Controversy Domestic Relations Divorce Family
Economics Domestic Abuse and the Courts Reproductive Rights Legal
History Pro-Life Pro-Choice Crime Socialization Criminal Justice
Prostitution: A Case Study Politics The Gender Gap Gender and
Public Office Women in Office Appointments Barriers to the Female
Candidate Socialization Factors Beliefs about Women's Roles
Structural Barriers Race and Gender in Election 2008 The Primary
Election The General Election HRC: The Hillary FactorThe Equal
Rights Amendment Ratification's Rocky Path Issues of Interpretation
The Draft ERA Campaign NetworkFeminism in the Twenty-First Century
For mid-to-upper level courses in Gender Roles, Introduction to Women's Studies, and Sociology of Sex Roles. This text provides a balanced, non-polarized view of controversial issues that dispel gender myths and demonstrates how material can be meaningfully applied to a student's personal life. Focusing on the most recent research and theory-both in the U.S. and globally-Gender Roles provides an in-depth, survey and analysis of modern gender roles and issues from a sociological perspective while also integrating insights and research from other disciplines like biology, psychology, anthropology and history.
Linda L. Lindsey is Professor of Sociology at Maryville University of St. Louis and Professor of American Culture Studies, adj. at Washington University. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Case Western Reserve University and a later M.A. in Education from St. Louis University. Her books include Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective, Sociology (with Stephen Beach) and Preventing Ethnic Conflict: Successful Cross-National Strategies (with Irwin Deutscher). She works with the Asian Studies Development Program, a joint program of the East-West Center and University of Hawaii. She has received Fulbright-Hays awards and grants related to global education and research focusing on the developing world. She volunteers widely on behalf of women's advocacy, health, and immigrant support. She received a Distinguished Alumni Award, from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and has been elected to Who's Who of American Women and Who's Who in America. She served as President of the Missouri Sociological Association.
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