Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 Rev ed)

For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in anthropology of gender, sociology of women, introduction to womens studies, and gender roles. This reader introduces students to the most significant topics in the field of anthropology of gender - drawing not only from classic sources, but also from the most recent, diverse literature on gender roles and ideology around the world.

It takes a clear, accessible approach to the subject matter, making coverage appropriate for students from a variety of levels.* NEW - Additional articles in each of the 11 topical sections. Presents students with even more recent pieces that are provocative and diverse to help stimulate classroom debate and individual conviction. NEW - Revised section on equality, inequality and the division of labor. Offers students a more up-to-date presentation with cross-cultural examples that analyze variations in the division of labor. NEW - Reworked coverage of gender capitalism and development. Discusses women in the workplace and a range of theoretical issues that are significant in any gender analysis of capitalism and development. NEW - Updated and expanded film list - Offers precise case studies related to particular topics. Supplies students with a video reference resource that compliments text material. Readable articles - Drawn from a wide range of cross-cultural contexts as well as from U.S. society. Allows students to relate aspects of their own culture to those in other countries. Extensive range of topics - Includes the relationship between biology and culture as it pertains to gender issues; gender and prehistory; the cultural construction of gender and sexuality; women and the state; and the impact of development and the global economy on women. Provides instructors and students with both breadth and depth in terms of topics and regions of the world covered. The most current research available. Enables instructors and students to debate gender issues that are of immediate importance. Broad geographical coverage - Features articles dealing with European and American societies. Encourages instructors to draw global comparisons as well as comparisons with aspects of gender that students are more familiar with. Teaches students to compare similarities and differences in the way gender roles and gender ideologies are constructed around the world. A balanced perspective on gender. Shows how gender is constructed, and how instructors can apply what we have learned from feminist theory to an analysis of male gender roles and gender identity. High quality introductions to each of the sections. Introduces the articles, describes the topics, and situates the articles in the book into the larger literature pertaining to that topic. Substantial reference list. Gives instructors and students a valuable resource for additional lecture and term paper material.