The gendered society /
Michael S. Kimmel.
- 3rd ed.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2007], c2008.
- x, 406 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Introduction : human beings : an engendered species -- pt. 1. Explanations of gender. Ordained by nature : biology constructs the sexes ; Spanning the world : cross-cultural constructions of gender ; "So, that explains it" : psychoanalytic and developmental perspectives on gender ; The social construction of gender relations -- pt. 2. Gendered identities, gendered institutions. The gendered family ; The gendered classroom ; Separate and unequal : the gendered world of work -- pt. 3. Gendered interactions. The gendered media ; Gendered intimacies : friendship and love ; The gendered body ; The gender of violence -- Epilogue : "a degendered society"?