Wharton, Amy S. <br/><br/>
The sociology of gender :  an introduction to theory and research / 
Amy S. Wharton 
 - Malden, MA :  Blackwell Pub.,  c2005. 
 - xiii, 261 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> 1  Introduction to the Sociology of Gender<br/><br/>           Chapter Objectives<br/>            Introduction<br/>            Sociological Vantage Points<br/>            A Brief History of the Sociological Study of Gender<br/>            What is Gender<br/>            Three Frameworks for Understanding Gender<br/>etc<br/><br/>  Part I Conceptual Approaches<br/><br/> 2    The Gender Person<br/>            Chapter Objectives<br/>            Sex and Gender<br/>             The Gender Person<br/>             Gender as Traits, Abilities, or Behavioural Dispositions<br/>             Becoming Gendered<br/>etc<br/><br/>3   Gender in Interactions and Institutions<br/>            Chapter Objectives<br/>            Interactionist Views of Gender<br/>            Gendered Organizations/ Gendered Institution<br/>           Toward a Multilayered Conception of Gender<br/>           Chapter Summary<br/>etc<br/><br/>  Part II Geneder in Context<br/>4   Work and Family as Gendered Institutions<br/>         Chapter Objectives<br/>         The Division of Labor<br/>          Gender, Work, and Family in Historical Perspective <br/>         The Post-Industrial Era: Married Women's Rising Labor-force Participation<br/>         Portraits of Family and Work<br/>etc<br/><br/>5 Gender, Childhood, and Family Life<br/><br/>         Chapter Objectives<br/>         '' Is it a boy or a girl'' Gender Construction in Children<br/>           The Household Division of Labor and Family<br/>           Marriage, Families, and Their Consequences for Women and Men <br/>          Chapter Summary<br/>          Further Reading<br/>etc<br/><br/>6   Gendered Jobs and Gendered Workers<br/><br/>         Chapter Objectives<br/>         Explaining the Sex Segregation of Jobs and Occupations<br/>        Gender-Typing of Jobs, Occupations and Hierarchies<br/>        The wage of Gender<br/>        Chapter Summary<br/>        Further Reading<br/>  Part III  Epilogue<br/>etc<br/><br/>7  Deconstructing Gender Differences and Inequalities<br/>      Chapter Objectives<br/>      Gender Distinctions and Inequalities<br/>      The Reproduction of Gender Inequality<br/>      Challenging Gender Inequality<br/>      Making Gender Matter Less<br/>etc 
<br/><br/>Bibliography : p. 235- 252 . _ Index : p. 253 -261 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781405101257 9781405101257 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003024688 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gender identity<br/>Sex differences.<br/>Sex role.<br/>Equality.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.3  / WHA.