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The Gender Reader by Gary A. Olson, Evelyn Ashton-Jones and Merry G. Perry
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- ISBN
- 9780205285303
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longman Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0205285309
ISBN-13
9780205285303
eBay Product ID (ePID)
428649
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Gender Reader
Publication Year
1999
Subject
Gender Studies, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
24 Oz
Item Length
6 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
99-026099
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
305.3
Table Of Content
Each section concludes with "Taking a Stand: Questions for Consideration." * Denotes selections new to this edition. I.GENDER ROLES: DIFFERENCE AND CHANGE. 1.Gender Differences: Sociology or Biology? Virginia Adams, Male and Female: Differences between Them. Pamela Weintraub, The Brain: His and Hers. Dorothy L. Sayers, Are Women Human? 2.Masculinity in Transition. Alan Alda, What Every Woman Should Know about Men. Herb Goldberg, In Harness: The Male Condition. Harold Rosenberg, Masculinity: Style and Cult. * Mary Kay Blakely, He's a Feminist, But ... 3.Femininity and Culture. Simone de Beauvoir, Woman as Other. Naomi Weisstein, Psychology Constructs the Female. Susan Brownmiller, Emotion. Gloria Steinem, Sisterhood. 4.Gender and Sexual Identity. Mary McIntosh, The Homosexual Role. Edmund White, Sexual Culture. * Rose Weitz, What Price Independence? Social Reactions to Lesbians, Spinsters, Widows, and Nuns. * Patrick D. Hopkins, Gender Treachery: Homophobia, Masculinity, and Threatened Identities. II.WOMEN'S ROLE: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES. 5.Voices From and About the Past. Plato, The Role of Women in the Ideal Society. Mary Daly, I Thank Thee, Lord, That Thou Has Not Created Me a Woman. Pope Pius XI, On Christian Marriage. Dorothy Gies McGuigan, To Be a Woman and a Scholar. Kate Millett, Sexual Politics: A Manifesto for Revolution. 6.Women and Equal Rights. Mary Wollstonecraft, from A Vindication of the Rights of Women. Frederick Douglass, The Rights of Women. John Stuart Mill, from The Subjection of Women. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, from Women and Economics. Margaret Sanger, Awakening and Revolt. Margaret Sanger, Birth Control A Parent's Problem or Woman's? 7.Race and Femininity. * Sojourner Truth, Ain't I a Woman? * Ellen Willis, Sisters under the Skin?: Confronting Race and Sex. * Mitsuye Yamada, Invisibility Is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman. Bell Hooks, Racism and Feminism. III.LANGUAGE AND SEXISM. 8.Sexist Language. Casey Miller and Kate Swift, One Small Step for Genkind. Alleen Pace Nilsen, Sexism in English: A 1990's Update. Casey Miller and Kate Swift, Women and Names. * Audre Lorde, The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House. 9.Conversation and Gender. Gloria Steinem, Men and Women Talking. * Anne Roiphe, Talking Trouble. * Lynet Uttal, Nods That Silence. IV.GENDER AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 10.Education. Matina Horner, Fail: Bright Woman. Adrienne Rich, Taking Women Students Seriously. M. Carey Thomas, Educated Woman. 11.Work. Judy Syfers, I Want a Wife. Rick Greenberg, Escaping the Daily Grind for Life as a Father. * Pat Mainardi, The Politics of Housework. * Deborah Tannen, Marked: Women in the Workplace. V.SEXISM AND THE STATUS OF WOMEN. 12.Cultural Violence. Philip Goldberg, Are Women Prejudiced against Women? Brigid Brophy, Women: Invisible Cages. Ellen Goodman, Being a Secretary Can Be Hazardous to Your Health. Diane Johnson, Rape. 13.Global Perspectives. Cherry Lindholm and Charles Lindholm, Life Behind the Veil. * Mary Daly, African Genital Mutilation: The Unspeakable Atrocities. * John Krich, Here Comes the Bride.
Synopsis
The Gender Reader 's fifty-one selections, all related to issues and questions of gender, are organized into five parts that address sub-themes within this broad and rich subject. The readings represent a balanced view of several gender-related topics and have been chosen to provide a background for rich classroom discussion and thoughtful student essays. The issues raised throughout the text are designed to provide students with opportunities for personal and reflective writing as well as expository and argumentative writing., The Gender Reader 's fifty-one selections, all related to issues and questions of gender, are organized into five parts that address sub-themes within this broad and rich subject. The readings represent a balanced view of several gender-related topics and have been chosen to provide a background for rich discussion and thoughtful essays. The issues raised throughout the book are designed to provide readers with opportunities for personal and reflective writing as well as expository and argumentative writing. For anyone interested in issues of gender for balanced writing.
LC Classification Number
HQ1075.G465 2000
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- 1***6 (842)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasereally nice pen
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