Gender and the Construction of Dominant, Hegemonic and Oppositional Femininities
- ISBN-10
- 073914488X
- ISBN-13
- 9780739144886
- Category
- Femininity
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Author
- Justin Charlebois
Description
Gender and the Construction of Hegemonic and Oppositional Femininities analyzes the construction of femininities within the key social institutions of school, work, and the media. The book draws from previous research to demonstrate how femininities are constructed in school and work and analyzes gendered representations in current fictional media.
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