Gender: An Ethnomethodological ApproachKessler and McKenna convincingly argue that gender is not a reflection of biological reality but rather a social construct that varies across cultures. Valuable for its insights into gender, its extensive treatment of transsexualism, and its ethnomethodological approach, Gender reviews and critiques data from biology, anthropology, sociology, and psychology. |
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... Everyday Life : Transsexualism , 112 Chapter 6 Toward a Theory of Gender , 142 Appendix Letters from Rachel , 171 Bibliography , 217 Author Index , 227 Subject Index , 231 GENDER 1 . INTRODUCTION : THE PRIMACY OF GENDER ATTRIBUTION XV ...
... Everyday Life : Transsexualism , 112 Chapter 6 Toward a Theory of Gender , 142 Appendix Letters from Rachel , 171 Bibliography , 217 Author Index , 227 Subject Index , 231 GENDER 1 . INTRODUCTION : THE PRIMACY OF GENDER ATTRIBUTION XV ...
Contents
Chapter 1 The Primacy of Gender Attribution | 1 |
Chapter 2 CrossCultural Perspectives on Gender | 21 |
Chapter 3 Biology and Gender | 42 |
Chapter 4 Development Aspects of Gender | 81 |
Transsexualism | 112 |
Chapter 6 Toward a Theory of Gender | 142 |
Appendix Letters from Rachel | 171 |
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