Gender and Close Relationships: 15 (SAGE Series on Close Relationships) - Softcover

Winstead, Barbara A.; Derlega, Valerian J.; Rose, Suzanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803971672 ISBN 13: 9780803971677

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Born into a gendered world, gender affects virtually all of our close relationships. How we interact with one another during each stage of a relationship is influenced by the volatile and sometimes divisive role that gender plays in our lives. Gender and Close Relationships is an exploration into the current world of gendered interaction and the ways in which gender influences how others perceive and treat us. This timely and comprehensive discussion demonstrates, clearly, how societies construct and create gendered relationships, but also suggests how "non-traditional" close relationships may strengthen, or make irrelevant, gender-linked behavior. While framed within a solid scholarship, the authorsÆ presentation style is accessible, engaging, and practical. This book is ideal for students as well as academics, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of psychology, gender studies, interpersonal communication, and family studies. Gender and Close Relationships will also provide the interested lay reader with a deeper understanding of how being gender-identified may influence the quality, quantity, and content of our relationships.

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Synopsis

The authors explore gendered interaction and the ways in which gender influences how others perceive and treat us. They also suggest how ''non-traditional'' close rel ationships may strengthen or make irrelevant gender-linked b ehaviour. '

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803971672
• ISBN 13: 9780803971677
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184