Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective

Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective
ISBN-10
1317348087
ISBN-13
9781317348085
Series
Gender Roles
Category
Social Science
Pages
576
Language
English
Published
2015-10-14
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Linda L. Lindsey

Description

Offers a sociological perspective of gender that can be applied to our lives. Focusing on the most recent research and theory–both in the U.S. and globally–Gender Roles, 6e provides an in-depth, survey and analysis of modern gender roles and issues from a sociological perspective. The text integrates insights and research from other disciplines such as biology, psychology, anthropology, and history to help build more robust theories of gender roles.

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