| Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions Contributor(s): Wade, Lisa (Author), Ferree, Myra Marx (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393667960 ISBN-13: 9780393667967 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $83.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Human Sexuality (see Also Psychology - Human Sexuality) |
| Dewey: 305.3 |
| LCCN: 2018039801 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An instant best-seller and now the leading book for the course, Wade and Ferree's Gender is a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to sociological perspectives on gender. Drawing on memorable examples mined from history, pop culture, and current events, Gender deftly moves between theoretical concepts and applications to everyday life. New discussions of #metoo, toxic masculinity, and gender politics in the Trump era help students participate in today's conversation about gender. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wade, Lisa: - Lisa Wade, PhD, is a professor at Occidental College. She is an accomplished scholar and award-winning teacher with degrees in philosophy, human sexuality, and sociology. She lives in Los Angeles but calls New Orleans "home."Ferree, Myra Marx: - Myra Marx Ferree is the Alice H. Cook Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of Varieties of Feminism: German Gender Politics in Global Perspective (2012), co-author of Shaping Abortion Discourse (2002) and Controversy and Coalition (2000), and co-editor of Gender, Violence, and Human Security (2013), Global Feminism (2006), and Revisioning Gender (1998) as well as numerous articles and book chapters. She is the recipient of various prizes for contributions to gender studies, including the Jessie Bernard Award and Victoria Schuck Award. She continues to perform research on global gender politics. You can learn more on her website at ssc.wisc.edu/ mferree. |
