Gender Through the Prism of Difference - Softcover

Zinn, Maxine Baca; Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette A.; Messner, Michael A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205302254 ISBN 13: 9780205302253

Publisher: Pearson, 1999

Synopsis

This engaging collection of readings presents a multifaceted view of contemporary gender relations. Using other inequalities such as race, class, and sexual orientation as a “prism of difference,” the readings present gender as it is situated in sexual, racial-ethnic, social class, physical abilities, age, and national citizenship contexts. In addition to articles about men, women, and sexual and immigrant diversity, this reader also includes works on gender and globalization. The editors introduce this wide-ranging collection with a provocative analytical introduction that sets the stage for students' understanding of gender as a socially constructed experience. More than any other gender reader, Gender through the Prism of Difference gives students a clear, current, understanding of gender in a broad social context.

About this title

About the Author

Maxine Baca Zinn is Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University.
Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Sociology at the University of Southern California.
Michael A. Messner is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205302254
• ISBN 13: 9780205302253
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 544