Thinking about Women : Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender

by Andersen, Margaret L.

Edition:

5th

ISBN13:

9780205302260

ISBN10:

0205302262

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

9/1/1999

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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Thinking About Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and Gender, Seventh Edition, provides a comprehensive review of feminist scholarship in the social sciences, showing how gender operates in every aspect of society, and how the experiences of both men and women are created through social institutions. The seventh edition introduces new discussions on numerous topics including gay marriage, welfare reform, women and the military, interracial dating and friendship, affirmative action, transgender identities, disability, and the global AIDS epidemic. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Margaret Andersen is the former editor of Gender & Society, the recipient of the Sociologists for Women in Society Feminist Lecturer Award, and a leading scholar and teacher

Preface

About the Author

xiv

PART I Introduction

Studying Women: Feminist Perspectives

(18)

The Sociological Imagination

(3)

Defining Feminism

(3)

Women's Studies and the Inclusion of Women

(6)

The Sociological Framework for Thinking About Women

(1)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

PART II Gender, Sex, and Culture

The Social Construction of Gender

(32)

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

(2)

The Institutional Basis of Gender

(2)

Sex Differences: Biology and Gender

(6)

Socialization and the Formation of Gender Identity

(5)

Socialization across the Life Course

(6)

Theoretical Perspectives on the Formation of Gender

(5)

Limitations of the Socialization Perspective

(2)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

(1)

Suggested Readings

(2)

Gender and Culture: The Social Construction of Knowledge

(29)

Gender, Language, and Popular Culture

(3)

Gendered Images in the Media

(9)

The Sociology of Knowledge

(4)

Women and Educational Thought

(5)

Gender, Science, and Society

(4)

Summary

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

(1)

Suggested Readings

(1)

Sexuality and Intimate Relationships

(25)

The Social Construction of Sexuality

(1)

The History of Sexuality in the United States

(2)

Contemporary Sexual Attitudes and Behavior

(4)

Race, Sexuality, and Power

(1)

Sexual Development over the Life Cycle

(4)

Love and Intimate Relationships

(4)

Friendship

(1)

Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Experiences

(5)

Summary

102

(1)

Key Terms

103

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

103

(1)

Suggested Readings

104

(1)

PART III Gender and Social Institutions

Women, Work, and the Economy

105

(48)

Historical Perspectives on Women's Work

106

(8)

What Is Work?

114

(1)

Gender and Class Stratification

115

(2)

The Contemporary Status of Women

117

(19)

Poverty and Welfare

136

(3)

Work Environments for Women

139

(4)

Intersections of Family and Work

143

(5)

Policies for Gender Equity

148

(2)

Summary

150

(1)

Key Terms

151

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

151

(1)

Suggested Readings

151

(2)

Women and Families

153

(42)

Historical Perspectives on Modern Families

154

(4)

Feminist Perspectives on Families

158

(5)

Portraits of Contemporary Households

163

(11)

Race, Gender, and Families

174

(7)

Families and Social Problems

181

(11)

Summary

192

(1)

Key Terms

193

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

193

(1)

Suggested Readings

193

(2)

Women, Health, and Reproduction

195

(36)

The Social Structure of Health

196

(2)

Race, Class, and Health

198

(2)

Women, Work, and Health

200

(4)

Gender, Health, and Social Problems

204

(6)

The Politics of Reproduction: Birth Control, Abortion, and Childbirth

210

(14)

Women and the Health Care System

224

(3)

Summary

227

(1)

Key Terms

228

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

228

(1)

Suggested Readings

229

(2)

Women and Religion

231

(28)

Sociological Perspectives on Religion

232

(2)

Religion and Social Control

234

(2)

Religion and the Emergence of Feminism in the United States

236

(2)

Women and Religiosity

238

(5)

Women's Status in Religious Institutions

243

(4)

Religion, Racism, and Social Change

247

(2)

Religion as a Basis for Antifeminism

249

(3)

Faith, Feminism, and Spirituality

252

(3)

Summary

255

(2)

Key Terms

257

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

257

(1)

Suggested Readings

257

(2)

Women, Crime, and Deviance

259

(31)

Origins of Deviance Theory

261

(2)

Sociological Perspectives on Crime and Deviance

263

(6)

Women as Criminals

269

(5)

Women as Victims of Crime

274

(8)

Women in the Criminal Justice System

282

(5)

Summary

287

(1)

Key Terms

288

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

288

(1)

Suggested Readings

288

(2)

Women, Power, and Politics

290

(33)

Defining Power

291

(2)

Women and the State

293

(2)

Women and the Law

295

(2)

Women in Government

297

(6)

Women and the Military

303

(5)

Rethinking the Political

308

(2)

The Women's Movement

310

(10)

Summary

320

(1)

Key Terms

321

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

321

(1)

Suggested Readings

322

(1)

PART IV Feminist Theory and Social Change

Women and Social Reform: Liberal Feminism

323

(24)

Frameworks of Feminist Theory

324

(2)

The Liberal Basis of Modern Feminism

326

(1)

Liberalism as a Mode of Social Thought

327

(3)

An Enlightenment for Women?

330

(1)

Mary Wollstonecraft

331

(2)

Harriet Martineau

333

(2)

John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill

335

(8)

The Critique of Liberalism

343

(1)

Summary

344

(1)

Key Terms

345

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

345

(1)

Suggested Readings

346

(1)

Radical Alternatives: Socialist and Radical Feminism

347

(29)

The Political Context of Radical Feminism

348

(2)

The Marxist Perspective

350

(7)

Socialist Feminism

357

(1)

Family and Economy in Capitalist Society

358

(4)

Radical Feminism

362

(3)

Intersections of Capitalism and Patriarchy

365

(6)

Comparing Liberal and Radical Feminism

371

(2)

Summary

373

(1)

Key Terms

374

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

374

(1)

Suggested Readings

374

(2)

Conclusion: New Directions in Feminist Theory

376

(13)

Feminist Epistemology

377

(3)

Feminism and Postmodernism

380

(5)

Feminism and the Analysis of Race, Class, and Gender

385

(2)

Key Terms

387

(1)

Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought

387

(1)

Suggested Readings

387

(2)

Glossary

389

(4)

Bibliography

393

(28)

Name Index

421

(8)

Subject Index

429

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