Description

Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level. Examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; and of social institutions and the structures of representation. Topics include changing conceptions of "the feminine," the family and masculinity, religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, public health, economy and society and more. Also discusses the influences of gender studies on various academic disciplines, examining how it has transformed and utilized methods and theories that have evolved.

Coverage

4 volumes in print

Subjects

Sociology

Women's and Gender Studies

Questions? Comments? Please contact Cris Ferguson at extension x2713.