This volume compares and contrasts concepts of gender from a wide range of perspectives drawn from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. The contributors examine the complex process of sexual differentiation in an attempt to determine how feminine and masculine are defined and how these definitions contribute to and influence perceptions of social reality in various disciplines. Their essays explore how gender roles are created and how they influence the American way of life in such embedded cultural mores as the romance novel, images of the Virgin Mary, male inmates, the American wedding, contemporary art and architecture, 19th-century patriarchy, economics, and natural science. This is a timely, important, and, above all, useful book that will provide students in women's studies and cultural studies with a solid introduction to central concepts and texts in gender studies, and give them an equally important sense of the multiplicity of methodologies.
Angelika Bammer, Emory University

This volume breaks important new ground in the rapidly growing field of gender studies by comparing and contrasting concepts of gender from a wide range of perspectives drawn from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. The contributors--each a specialist in his or her discipline as well as in the area of gender studies--examine the complex processes of sexual differentiation to determine how feminine and masculine are defined and how these definitions contribute to and influence perceptions of social reality in various disciplines. United by an overall focus on the importance of gender constructs in shaping cultural ideology and social interaction, the essays explore how gender roles are created and how they influence the American way of life in such embedded cultural mores as the romance novel, images of the Virgin Mary, male inmates, the American wedding, contemporary art, nineteenth-century patriarchy, economics, and natural science.

The essays are arranged so that disciplines and themes interralate--each essay enhances the previous work and introduces the next. Overall, the book is arranged into three systematic approaches to gender studies. Four papers explore the way art, literature, and ritual reflect gender beliefs and act as vehicles for their reinvention through time. Another set of essays more explicitly concerns the power that ideology has in recreating gender and associated beliefs and practices. Essays on nineteenth century patriarchy and on prison gender identities emphasize that both men and women must be viewed as products of their culture. A final group of essays deal with gender and prestige or power structures as they have influenced the intellectual development of various disciplines and the individuals who are trained in those disciplines. This section includes essays on the relationship between gender and science, gender roles in economics, feminist roles in religious studies, and the emergence of women in architecture. Taken together, these papers offer an important new focus for students and scholars involved in studying the pervasive influence of gender across disciplines.

Specificaties

Betrokkenen

Auteur(s):

Uitgeverij:

Inhoud

Aantal bladzijden:: 224

Taal:: Engels

Reeks:

Eigenschappen

Productcode (EAN):: 9780897892315

Verschijningsdatum:: 21/11/1990

Uitvoering:: Paperback

Formaat:: Trade paperback (VS)

Afmetingen:: 152 mm x 229 mm

Gewicht:: 335 g

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Boeken

E-readers

Cadeauboxen

Spelen

Papierwaren

Alle producten

E-books

Boekenbon

Promoties

Volg ons op

140 winkels

Over ons

B2B

Categorieën

Boeken

Populaire categorieën

Bestsellers

Nieuw & Exclusief

Digitaal lezen

Kinder- & Jeugdboeken per leeftijd

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Categorieën

E-readers

Populaire e-book categorieën

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Categorieën

Cadeauboxen

Populaire categorieën

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Categorieën

Spelen

Puzzels

Spellen

Categorieën

Papierwaren

Agenda's, Kalenders & Organisers

Kantoormateriaal

Hobby & Kunst

Informatica

Albums & Kaders

Categorieën

Alle producten

Boeken

Papierwaren

Spelen

Thuis & Onderweg

Muziek

Geschenken

E-readers & Accessoires

Wenskaarten

Transcending Boundaries

Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to the Study of Gender

Omschrijving

Specificaties

Betrokkenen

Inhoud

Eigenschappen

Alleen bij Standaard Boekhandel

Beoordelingen

Uitgelichte categorieën

Gratis levering in België

Afhalen na 1 uur

Ruim aanbod

Veilig betalen

Over ons

B2B