ABSTRACT

This cutting-edge reader demonstrates the multiple ways in which the universe of gender is socially, culturally, and historically constructed. The selections focus on gender itself - how gender operates socioculturally, exists, functions, and is presented in micro and macro interactions. In order to avoid balkanization, the authors examine the various ways in which culture intersects with individuals to produce the range of presentations of self that we call 'gender', from people born male who become adult men to lesbian women to transmen, and everyone else on the diverse gender spectrum.

section 1|69 pages

The Basics of Gender

chapter 1|52 pages

Gender Diversity and the Binary

chapter 2|96 pages

Learning How to “Do Gender”

section 2|128 pages

The Microcosm of Gender: Individuals in Context

chapter 3|60 pages

Constructing the Gendered Body

chapter 4|93 pages

Doing “It”: Sexualities

section 3|232 pages

The Macrocosm of Gender: Institutions, Structures, and Politics

chapter 5|105 pages

Doing Gender Diversity: At Home and at Work

chapter 6|64 pages

Thinking Critically about Structures and Institutions in Our World

Transgender Law Center

chapter 7|60 pages

Rattling the Cage: Social Change