Gender roles : a sociological perspective / Linda L. Lindsey.

Author/creator Lindsey, Linda L.
Format Book
Edition5th ed.
Publication InfoUpper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011.
Descriptionxvi, 510 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Sex role.
Sex role--United States.

Contents 1. Sociology of Gender theoretical perspectives and feminist frameworks -- 2. Gender development, biology, sexuality and health -- 3. Gender development: the socialization process -- 4. Gendered language and socialization -- 5. Western history and the construction of gender roles -- 6. Global perspectives on gender -- 7. Gendered love, marriage and emerging lifestyles -- 8. Gender and family relations -- 9. Men and masculinity -- 10. Gender work and the workplace -- 11. Education and gender role change -- 12. Religion and patriarchy -- 13. Media -- 14. Power, politics and the law
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 242-481) and indexes.
LCCN 2009050860
ISBN9780132448307 (alk. paper)
ISBN0132448300 (alk. paper)