Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration

Abstract

Part I. What Are the Important Questions to Ask About Gender? 1. WHAT IS GENDER AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT IT? Introducing Gender 2. WHAT'S THE 'SOCIOLOGY' IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER? Understanding Sociology and Gender 3. HOW DO DISCIPLINES OUTSIDE OF SOCIOLOGY STUDY GENDER? Some Additional Theoretical Approaches Part II. How Are Our Lives Filled With Gender? 4. HOW DO WE LEARN GENDER? Gender and Socialization 5. HOW DOES GENDER MATTER FOR WHO WE WANT AND DESIRE? The Gender of Sexuality 6. HOW DOES GENDER IMPACT THE PEOPLE YOU SPEND YOUR TIME WITH? The Gender of Friendship and Dating 7. HOW DOES GENDER MATTER FOR HOW WE THINK ABOUT OUR BODIES? The Gender of Bodies and Health Part III. How Is Gender an Important Part of the Way Our Society Works? 8. HOW DOES GENDER IMPACT THE PEOPLE WE LIVE OUR LIVES WITH? The Gender of Marriage and Families 9. HOW DOES GENDER AFFECT THE TYPE OF WORK WE DO AND THE REWARDS WE RECEIVE FOR OUR WORK? The Gender of Work 10. HOW DOES GENDER AFFECT WHAT YOU WATCH, WHAT YOU READ, AND WHAT YOU PLAY? The Gender of Media and Popular Culture 11. HOW DOES GENDER HELP DETERMINE WHO HAS POWER AND WHO DOESN'T? The Gender of Politics and Power

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