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The Gendered Society Reader
The battle between the sexes has raged on for centuries, but are men and women really from different planets? In The Gendered Society Reader, Third Edition, coeditors Michael S. Kimmel and Amy Aronson pull together an array of dynamic voices--both male and female, classic and contemporary--to
examine various interpretations of gender. These lively, in-depth readings explore gender discourse over a wide range of disciplines, focusing primarily on two central issues: difference and domination. Carefully balanced to reflect the diversity of its subject, this text addresses provocative and
fundamental questions including:
* How are males and females different?
* What do these differences mean?
* How do various cultures interpret gender?
* Why do societies continue to differentiate people on the basis of gender?
* Why is it that almost every known society is based on male domination?
The reader mirrors the intuitive structure of Kimmel's companion volume, The Gendered Society, Third Edition. The first sections are arranged by discipline, presenting classic statements on theoretical perspectives and research inquiries. The final sections examine the often fraught relationships
between gender and education, the workplace, the body, the family, love, and sex. The celebrated contributors include Margaret Mead, Peggy Reeves Sanday, Joan Acker, Judith Lorber, Robert M. Sapolsky, Scott Coltrane, and many more.
Thoughtfully updated with rich and timely new material, the third edition also introduces a vibrant section on the media, which features incisive explorations of video games and pornography. A popular and now classic text, The Gendered Society Reader is both informative and entertaining; it is
required reading for students, scholars, and anyone curious about the fascinating study of gender.
examine various interpretations of gender. These lively, in-depth readings explore gender discourse over a wide range of disciplines, focusing primarily on two central issues: difference and domination. Carefully balanced to reflect the diversity of its subject, this text addresses provocative and
fundamental questions including:
* How are males and females different?
* What do these differences mean?
* How do various cultures interpret gender?
* Why do societies continue to differentiate people on the basis of gender?
* Why is it that almost every known society is based on male domination?
The reader mirrors the intuitive structure of Kimmel's companion volume, The Gendered Society, Third Edition. The first sections are arranged by discipline, presenting classic statements on theoretical perspectives and research inquiries. The final sections examine the often fraught relationships
between gender and education, the workplace, the body, the family, love, and sex. The celebrated contributors include Margaret Mead, Peggy Reeves Sanday, Joan Acker, Judith Lorber, Robert M. Sapolsky, Scott Coltrane, and many more.
Thoughtfully updated with rich and timely new material, the third edition also introduces a vibrant section on the media, which features incisive explorations of video games and pornography. A popular and now classic text, The Gendered Society Reader is both informative and entertaining; it is
required reading for students, scholars, and anyone curious about the fascinating study of gender.
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First published November 4, 1999
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About the author
Michael S. Kimmel
63 books196 followersMichael Scott Kimmel is an American sociologist, specializing in gender studies. He is among the leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity in the world today. The author or editor of more than twenty volumes, his books include The Politics of Manhood, and The History of Men (2005).
His documentary history, "Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990" (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. His book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1996) was hailed as the definitive work on the subject. Reviewers called the book "wide-ranging, level headed, human and deeply interesting," "superb...thorough, impressive and fascinating."
His most recent book, Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (2008) is a best-selling investigation of young people’s lives today, based on interviews with more than 400 young men, ages 16-26. Feminist icon Gloria Steinem said that "Michael Kimmel's Guyland could save the humanity of many young men – and the sanity of their friends and parents."
Kimmel holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in New York, and is a spokesperson of NOMAS (The National Organization For Men Against Sexism).
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
His documentary history, "Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990" (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. His book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1996) was hailed as the definitive work on the subject. Reviewers called the book "wide-ranging, level headed, human and deeply interesting," "superb...thorough, impressive and fascinating."
His most recent book, Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (2008) is a best-selling investigation of young people’s lives today, based on interviews with more than 400 young men, ages 16-26. Feminist icon Gloria Steinem said that "Michael Kimmel's Guyland could save the humanity of many young men – and the sanity of their friends and parents."
Kimmel holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in New York, and is a spokesperson of NOMAS (The National Organization For Men Against Sexism).
He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his family.
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March 15, 2018
"whereas from a mans perspective there is a pervasive shortage of futile women". "Men ideally want more than 18 sexual partners and women want less". Showcasing how often men assume sex on a first date and how men are more likely not to stick around for a child and how they just want to reproduce with as many fertile women as possible. It's a very bleak read....
December 16, 2021
The battle between the sexes has raged on for centuries; however, are men and women really from different planets? In The Gendered Society Reader, Fifth Edition, coeditors Michael Kimmel and Amy Aronson pull together an array of dynamic voices--both male and female, classic and contemporary--to examine various interpretations of gender. These lively, in-depth readings explore gender discourse over a wide range of disciplines, focusing primarily on two central issues: difference and domination. Carefully balanced to reflect the diversity of its subject, this text addresses provocative and fundamental questions including:
* How are males and females different?
* What do these differences mean?
* How do various cultures and religions interpret gender?
* Why do societies continue to differentiate people on the basis of gender?
* Why is it that almost every known society is based on male domination?
New to this Edition
* A new section on politics
* Longer reading introductions
* New selections
* How are males and females different?
* What do these differences mean?
* How do various cultures and religions interpret gender?
* Why do societies continue to differentiate people on the basis of gender?
* Why is it that almost every known society is based on male domination?
New to this Edition
* A new section on politics
* Longer reading introductions
* New selections
October 1, 2007
This is an excellent book to spark some very exciting discussions on gender. It is a far more complex topic than we realize. Sex and gender are much more than being distinguished as male or female -- but even that is not an easy task for some people. The articles in the text clearly and intelligently articulate many ways of dealing with gender that we dont even realize that we use. Great reading!
October 16, 2018
Intellectual frauds presenting the best way they can the Emprerror's new clothes.
The book opens with a Definitely Maybe statement:
> Anatomy, many of us believe, is destiny.
I have looked for who is "us". "Us" is the propagandist's straw man, as it is not about the reader, not about the intellectual frauds who have worked for this book.
So, many believe, so here's the "true" answer. Wrong!
To quote from Anne Fausto Sterling:
> A closer look at human development suggests that the truth is more complex.
This is essence: "it is more complex". An excuse for some academic paper pushers to fart another book on the market to inflate their "published works" section of the CV.
The book opens with a Definitely Maybe statement:
> Anatomy, many of us believe, is destiny.
I have looked for who is "us". "Us" is the propagandist's straw man, as it is not about the reader, not about the intellectual frauds who have worked for this book.
So, many believe, so here's the "true" answer. Wrong!
To quote from Anne Fausto Sterling:
> A closer look at human development suggests that the truth is more complex.
This is essence: "it is more complex". An excuse for some academic paper pushers to fart another book on the market to inflate their "published works" section of the CV.
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May 14, 2013
The essays in this book (the required reading for my Gender Studies course this semester) were hit and miss. But many of my problems with the text ultimately stemmed from the make-up of the class. It's a very social-science centric book, and my humanities-based professor didn't enjoy teaching from it. We also moved very slowly and skipped around, which I feel left the students without a grounding from which to work. Several of our assigned readings sent me outside of the text to gather a better understanding, and I often read outside of the assigned readings within the book, so it was worthwhile in the end, though the class abandoned the text, and started choosing other essays.
August 5, 2016
Read for a SOC:Women and Men in society class. Had some interesting articles but also some really bland ones. Wasn't a bad pick for a Socio course though.
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