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| Gender Roles by Linda L. Lindsey |
DESCRIPTION
In the
United States and globally, unparalleled social change continues unabated as
the young millennium unfolds. Accounting for the latest available research, the
sixth edition of Gender Roles effectively captures the profound gender
components of much of this change. Research and theory in the sociology of gender
roles continue to shape the discipline. Viewed through a sociological lens,
research is interpreted according to various theories in the discipline, often
suggesting ways the research is better explained when the theories are linked.
With diversity and its intersectionality as a backdrop, relevant inter-disciplinary
bridges are also highlighted. These bridges clarify gender content for students
who are from diverse backgrounds and who represent a variety of majors. Interweaving
research and theory on selected issues, this edition discusses the profound
gendered consequences of the Great Recession, new work on transgender and
gendered sexuality, navigating gender in the changing family and those choosing
alternative lifestyles, shifting definitions of masculinity and femininity in
media, the military, schools, and workplace, and how public policy adopts
beliefs about gender. Gender Roles highlights the junction between sociological
theory and its usefulness to those working on a variety of issues in the name
of gender justice, including economic equality, policies for same sex-marriage,
and decreased violence against women. With glimpses of gender issues
reverberating across the globe, students are offered content to better
understand the global connection and the theory–research connection with critiques
throughout the text. Students will also be able to locate themselves when examining
abundant material on diversity and the intersection of gender with other social
categories they occupy.