Assigned: Life with Gender (The Society Pages)

Lisa Wade, Douglas Hartmann, Christopher Uggen (Editors)

ISBN 10: 039328445X / ISBN 13: 9780393284454

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2016

About this Item

First edition. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.5" x 7.5", is like new. Illustrated with graphs. xxiii/238 pages. "With contributions from leading scholars and a provocative collection of discussion topics and group activities, this innovative series provides an accessible and affordable entry point for strong sociological perspectives on topics of immediate social import and public relevance. "Assigned: Life with Gender" is the sixth volume in The Society Pages series. Selected from around the web by Lisa Wade, winner of the ASA s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award, the essays in this book present a revealing picture of gender in the United States today: socially constructed, sometimes fun but almost always problematic, fluid but forced into binaries, deeply ingrained but often misunderstood. Topics range from parenting and sports to inequality and breasts (both men s and women s). Together, these diverse and engaging voices capture the depth and complexity of gender from the sociological perspective.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assigned: Life with Gender (The Society Pages)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039328445X
• ISBN 13: 9780393284454
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

Introduce students to the social science of gender.

With contributions from leading scholars and a provocative collection of discussion topics and group activities, this innovative series provides an accessible and affordable entry point for strong sociological perspectives on topics of immediate social import and public relevance.

Assigned: Life with Gender is the sixth volume in The Society Pages series. Selected from around the web by Lisa Wade, winner of the ASA’s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award, the essays in this book present a revealing picture of gender in the United States today: socially constructed, sometimes fun but almost always problematic, fluid but forced into binaries, deeply ingrained but often misunderstood. Topics range from parenting and sports to inequality and breasts (both men’s and women’s). Together, these diverse and engaging voices capture the depth and complexity of gender from the sociological perspective.

About the Authors

Lisa Wade is a professor at Tulane University with appointments in Sociology, the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, and the Newcomb Institute. An accomplished scholar, award-winning teacher, and public sociologist, she is well known for delivering conversational yet compelling translations of sociological theory and research. She’s the author of Terrible Magnificent Sociology and American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus.

Douglas Hartmann is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. His research interests focus on race and ethnicity, multiculturalism, popular culture (including sports and religion), and contemporary American society. He is co-editor of The Society Pages.

Christopher Uggen is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. He studies crime, law, and deviance, especially how former prisoners manage to put their lives back together. He is co-editor of The Society Pages.