Gender and Food provides an overview of how gender intersects with the food system—from growing and provisioning to preparing and eating. The book takes an intersectional approach, highlighting
Gender and Food provides an overview of how gender intersects with the food system—from growing and provisioning to preparing and eating. The book takes an intersectional approach, highlighting
The Gender of Crime introduces readers to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime. The second edition includes analysis of LGBTQ issues, gender and crime on college campuses, and
The Gender of Crime introduces readers to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime. The second edition includes analysis of LGBTQ issues, gender and crime on college campuses, and
This brief text on social research methodology teaches students of sociology and related disciplines how standard methods can be adapted towards critical ends. The second edition has been updated thro
This brief text on social research methodology teaches students of sociology and related disciplines how standard methods can be adapted towards critical ends. The second edition has been updated thro
Smith (emerita, sociology and equity studies in education, U. of Toronto, Canada) describes and defends an alternative sociology that has its foundations in the women's movements. The method of inquir
Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to anal
For her gendered analysis of the sociology of social movements, Kuumba (women's studies, Spelman College) takes as case studies the racial equality and national liberation movements in the 20th-centur
The profound changes wrought by the feminist movement were by no means restricted to women. In the years since feminism has taken root, the role of men and masculinity has begun to undergo its own red
The second edition of The Gender of Sexuality remains a lively introduction to the concepts of gender and sexuality, with updates from research and popular culture throughout. The new edition features
Gender and Families uses cultural events from our everyday lives to explore how families and gender are mutually produced and inseparably linked. In this updated second edition, Coltrane and Adams con
Labor, laws, and love. Espiritu explores how racist and gendered labor conditions and immigration laws have affected relations between and among Asian American women and men.
Acker (sociology, U. of Oregon) argues that class and capitalism are influenced by gender and race throughout history and that recent changes, such as the decrease in manufacturing jobs and increase i
Michael A. Messner provides a sociological framework to understand the responses of men to the changes, challenges, and crises in the social organization of gender. By examining not only what certain
Lisa D. Brush turns a gendered lens on states, power, and governance, showing the inherent inequalities in political systems and gender systems and how they intersect. She reveals the way in which sta
