Table of Contents

PrefaceChapter 1: Introduction: Human Beings: An Engendered SpeciesPART 1: Explanations of GenderChapter 2: Ordained by Nature: Biology Constructs the SexesChapter 3: Spanning the World: Culture Constructs Gender DifferenceChapter 4: "So, That Explains It": Psychoanalytic and Development Perspectives on GenderChapter 5: The Social Construction of Gender RelationsPART 2: Gendered Identities, Gendered InstitutionsChapter 6: The Gendered FamilyChapter 7: The Gendered ClassroomChapter 8: Gender and ReligionChapter 9: Separate and Unequal: The Gendered World of WorkChapter 10: The Gender of Politics and the Politics of GenderChapter 11: The Gendered MediaPART 3: Gendered InteractionsChapter 12: Gendered Intimacies: Friendship and LoveChapter 13: The Gendered BodyChapter 14: The Gender of ViolenceEpilogue: "A Degendered Society?"

About the Author

Michael Kimmel is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University, The State University of New York. A leading researcher and writer on gender and men and masculinity, he is the author or editor of numerous books and articles including The Gendered Society Reader, Sixth Edition (with Amy Aronson, OUP, 2016), Sexualities: Identities, Behaviors, and Society, Second Edition (with The Stony Brook Sexualities Research
Group, OUP, 2014), and Manhood in America: A Cultural History, Third Edition (OUP, 2011).

Reviews

"The Gendered Society reflects the latest research and teaching philosophies. The book is well written, comprehensive, and makes a very good package with the reader."--Kathryn Keller, Montclair State University
"I have always used The Gendered Society for my Sociology of Gender course and I have no intention of changing texts. Kimmel does an excellent job of presenting the many facets of gender in the U.S."--Kathleen O'Reilly, Three Rivers Community College
"I like Kimmel's approach-rather than 'differences exist, therefore inequality,' Kimmel emphasizes the converse-that 'inequalities exist, therefore difference.' This subtle difference highlights the power aspect in a way that other texts do not do. Kimmel is excellent in his introduction of key concepts and terms. He does a great job, stylistically, of presenting material in a manner that is engaging and approachable."--Gregory Maddox, Southern Illinois
University Carbondale