Analyzing Gender: A Handbook of Social Science Research

by Beth Hess (Editor), Myra Marx Ferree (Editor)

Overview

Analyzing Gender is a major synthesis of current social sciences research on gender issues. This tightly edited collection of articles consolidates the current state of knowledge about the role of women in society.

From a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, the contributors outline research findings relating to the issues facing women in contemporary society. Analyzing Gender will be an essential sourcebook for research on gender, sex roles and women's studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803927193
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	12/01/1987
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	584
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Myra Marx Ferree and Beth B Hess
PART ONE: GENDER AND IDEOLOGY
Evolutionary Perspectives on Gender Hierarchy - Christine Ward Gailey
Science, Sexual Difference, and Feminism - Janet Sayers
Thinking About Gender - Kay Deaux and Mary E Kite
PART TWO: SOCIAL CONTROL OF FEMALE SEXUALITY
Female Sexuality - Beth E Schneider and Meredith Gould
Looking Back Into the Future
Reproduction - Barbara Katz Rothman
Sexual Terrrorism - Carole J Sheffield
The Social Control of Women
Popular Culture and the Portrayal of Women - Muriel G Cantor
Content and Control
PART THREE: GENDER STRATIFICATION
Gender, Work, and World Capitalism - Susan Tiano
Third World Women's Role in Development
Gender and the GNP - Penelope Ciancanelli and Bettina Berch
Dual Spheres - Christine E Bose
Gender Inequality in Paid Employment - Paula England and Lori Mc Creary
PART FOUR: GENDERED WORLDS
She Works Hard for a Living - Myra Marx Ferree
Gender and Class on the Job
Reconstructing the Family - Evelyn Nakano Glenn
Contemporary Family Roles in Life Course Perspective - Helena Z Lopata
Women and Religion - Sheila Briggs
The Women's Health Movement - Mary K Zimmerman
A Critique of Medical Enterprise and the Position of Women
PART FIVE: GENDER AND THE STATE
Feminist Legal Strategies - Ava Baron
The Powers of Difference
Gender and Political Life - Irene Diamond and Martha Ackelsberg
New Directions in Political Science
Feminist Thinking About War, Militarism, and Peace - Cynthia H Enloe