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020 _a9781483379487
082 _a305.3 SPA
100 _aSpade, Joan Z. (ed.)
245 0 _aKaleidoscope of gender: prisms, patterns, and possibilities
250 _a5th
260 _aNew Delhi
260 _bSage
260 _c2017
300 _a657p.
520 _aAccessible, timely, and stimulating, this provocative anthology provides an overview of the cutting-edge research findings and theoretical frameworks in the field of gender studies. The “kaleidoscope" metaphor helps students see the complex and dynamic meaning and practice of gender-especially as it interacts with other social prisms. Focusing on contemporary contributions to gender studies while incorporating frameworks and findings from the classical foundations of the field, these statements by top scholars and activists—twenty new to this edition-explain how the complex, evolving patterns of gender are created and changed by people as they interact at individual, group, and institutional levels of life. NEW TO THIS EDITION Twenty new readings offer fresh perspectives in a number of key areas, such as • Sex and gender diversity, including the lives of intersex and transgender people • Cross-national perspectives on gender, from Thailand, Ghana, and Ecuador • Contemporary social movements for gender justice Gender in the context of intimate relationships and family life Updated chapter introductions include, for example, the most recent data available on wages and household relationships in the United States. KEY FEATURES • The authors' introduction provides an overview of key theories in the field, particularly theories based on a social-constructionist perspective. • Chapter introductions contextualize the literature in each part of the book, introduce the readings, and illustrate how they relate to analyses of gender. • Questions to consider at the beginning of each reading help students focus on key points as they read. • Topics for Further Examination at the end of each chapter encourage students to take their understanding beyond the book.
650 _aGender identity
650 _aMan-woman relationships
700 _aValentine, Catherine G. (ed.)
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