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| Brief Table of Contents | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Studying Women: Feminist Perspectives | |
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| Gender, Culture, and Sexuality | |
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| The Social Construction of Gender | |
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| Gender, Culture, and the Media | |
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| Sexuality and Intimate Relationships | |
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| Gender and Social Institutions | |
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| Gender, Work, and the Economy | |
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| Gender and Families | |
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| Women, Health, and Reproduction | |
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| Women and Religion | |
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| Women, Crime, and Deviance | |
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| Gender, Education, and Science | |
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| Women, Power, and Politics | |
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| Gender and Social Change: Frameworks of Feminism | |
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| Women and Social Reform: Liberal Feminism | |
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| Contemporary Frameworks In Feminist Theory | |
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| Comprehensive Table of Contents | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Studying Women: Feminist Perspectives | |
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| Why Study Women? | |
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| The Sociological Imagination | |
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| Defining Feminism | |
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| Women's Studies and the Inclusion of Women | |
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| The Growth of Men's Studies | |
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| The Significance of Gender, Race, and Class | |
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| A Sociological Framework for Thinking About Women | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Gender, Culture, and Sexuality | |
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| The Social Construction of Gender | |
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| Biology, Culture, and Society | |
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| The Biological Basis of Sex Identity | |
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| Ambiguous Sexual Identities | |
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| Nature/Nurture and Sexually Dimorphic Traits | |
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| Biological Determinism | |
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| The Difference Culture Makes | |
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| The Institutional Basis of Gender | |
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| The Formation of Gender Identity | |
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| Sanctions and Expectations | |
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| Race and Gender Identity | |
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| Socialization across the Life Course | |
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| Infancy | |
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| Childhood Play and Games | |
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| Socialization and the Schools | |
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| Adult Socialization and the Aging Process | |
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| Theoretical Perspectives on the Formation of Gender | |
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| Identification Theory | |
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| Social Learning Theory | |
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| Cognitive-Developmental Theory | |
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| Symbolic Interaction and "Doing Gender" | |
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| Comparing Theoretical Perspectives | |
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| Limitations of the Socialization Perspective | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Gender, Culture, and the Media | |
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| Gender and Language | |
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| Gender Popular Culture, and the Media | |
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| Analyzing the Media | |
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| Media and the Body Culture | |
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| Portrayals of Aging | |
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| Presenting Women's Sports | |
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| Gender, Children, and the Media | |
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| Diverse, But Controlling, Images | |
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| Violence, Sexualization, and the Media | |
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| Theorizing the Media | |
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| The Social Construction of Knowledge | |
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| Marx and the Social Construction of Knowledge | |
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| Sexism as Ideology | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought | |
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| Sexuality and Intimate Relationships | |
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| The Social Construction of Sexuality | |
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| The History of Sexuality In the United States | |
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| Contemporary Sexual Attitudes and Behavior | |
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| Sexual Development over the Life Cycle | |
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| Menstruation | |
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| Menopause | |
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| Race, Sexuality, and Power | |
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| Race and Sexual Politics | |
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| Sex Work and Sex Trafficking | |
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| Love and Intimate Relationships | |
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| Interracial Relationships | |
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| Friendship | |
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| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Experiences | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought | |
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| Gender and Social Institutions | |
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| Gender, Work, and the Economy | |
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| Historical Perspectives On Women's Work | |
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| The Family-Based Economy | |
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| The Family-Wage Economy | |
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| The Family-Consumer Economy | |
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| Ideology and the History of Women's Work | |
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| What Is Work? | |
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| Economic Restructuring, Class, and Gender Stratification | |
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| The Contemporary Status of Women | |
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| Labor Force Participation | |
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| Gender Segregation | |
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| Earnings | |
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| Promotions | |
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| Gender and Immigration | |
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| Retirement and Social Security | |
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| Work Environments | |
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| Poverty and Welfare | |
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| Intersections of Family and Work | |
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| The Second Shift | |
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| Housework and Care Work | |
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| Policies For Gender Equity | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Gender and Families | |
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| Historical Perspectives On Modern Families | |
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| Feminist Perspectives On Families | |
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| The Social Construction of Families | |
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| Family Diversity | |
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| The Influence of Class, Race, and Gender | |
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| Linking Social Structure and Human Action | |
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| The Family Ideal | |
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| The Diversity of Contemporary Families | |
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| Measuring Family Status | |
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| Divorce | |
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| Balancing Family and Work | |
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| Cohabitation | |
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| Gay and Lesbian Families | |
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| Motherhood | |
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| Fatherhood | |
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| Race, Gender, and Families | |
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| Families and Social Problems | |
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| Family Violence | |
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| Teen Pregnancy | |
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| Child Care | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Women, Health, and Reproduction | |
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| The Social Structure of Health | |
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| Race, Class, and Health | |
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| Reproduction and Protective Legislation | |
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| Gender, Health, and Social Problems | |
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| Gender and the Body: Weight, Food, and Body Image | |
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| Substance Abuse: Alcohol, Drugs, and Smoking | |
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| Women and AIDS | |
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| Disability | |
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| Health Insurance | |
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| The Politics of Reproduction | |
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| Birth Control | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Racism and Reproduction | |
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| The Politics of Birth: Pregnancy and Childbirth | |
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| New Reproductive Technologies | |
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| Gender and the Health Care System | |
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| Women As Health Care Workers | |
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| The Women's Health Movement | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Women and Religion | |
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| Sociological Perspectives On Religion | |
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| Religion and Social Control | |
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| Religion and the Emergence of Feminism In the United States | |
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| Women and Religiosity | |
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| Images of Women In Religion | |
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| Religious Texts As Interpretive Documents | |
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| Gender and Religious Beliefs | |
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| Women's Status An Religious Institutions | |
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| Gender and Religious Participation | |
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| Women As Clergy | |
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| Religion and Social Justice | |
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| Race, Religion, and Civil Rights | |
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| Religion and Antifeminism | |
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| Feminism and the Religious Right In the United States | |
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| The Abortion Debate: A Conflict of World Views | |
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| Faith, Feminism, and Spirituality | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects for Thought | |
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| Women, Crime, and Deviance | |
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| Sociological Perspectives On Crime and Deviance | |
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| Early Studies of Crime and Deviance | |
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| Defining Deviance | |
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| Labeling and Social Deviance | |
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| Deviance, Power, and Social Conflict | |
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| Feminist Perspectives on Deviance | |
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| Women As Victims of Crime | |
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| Rape | |
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| Causes of Rape | |
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| Women As Criminals | |
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| The Extent of Criminality Among Women | |
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| Causes of Women's Crime | |
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| Women In the Criminal Justice System | |
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| Gender and the Courts | |
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| Women and Prison | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Gender, Education, and Science | |
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| Women and the History of Education | |
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| Gender and Educational Success | |
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| Gender and Schooling | |
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| Academic Achievement: Is There A Gender Gap? | |
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| Gender and the Curriculum | |
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| Class and Race Inequality | |
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| Women In Higher Education | |
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| Gender, Science, and Society | |
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| The Status of Women In Science | |
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| Science, Feminism, and the Social Construction of Knowledge | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Women, Power, and Politics | |
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| Defining Power | |
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| Women and the State | |
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| Women and the Law | |
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| Women In Government | |
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| The Gender Gap | |
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| Do Women Make A Difference? | |
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| Women and the Military | |
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| Lesbians and Gays In the Military | |
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| Feminism and Militarism | |
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| Rethinking the Political | |
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| The Women's Movement | |
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| American Feminism In the Nineteenth Century | |
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| The Emergence of the Contemporary Women's Movement | |
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| Feminism and Civil Rights | |
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| The Second Wave of Feminism | |
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| Feminism For the Twenty-First Century: A Third Wave? | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Gender and Social Change: Frameworks of Feminism | |
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| Women and Social Reform: Liberal Feminism | |
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| Frameworks of Feminist Theory | |
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| The Liberal Basis of Modern Feminism | |
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| Liberalism As A Mode of Social Thought | |
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| The Origins of Liberal Thought | |
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| The Continuing Influence of Liberal Thought | |
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| Early Liberal Feminists | |
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| Mary Wollstonecraft | |
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| Harriet Martineau | |
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| John Stuart Mill and Harriet Taylor Mill | |
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| The Critique of Liberal Feminism | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Discussion Questions/Projects For Thought | |
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| Contemporary Frameworks In Feminist Theory | |
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| The Radical Origins of Feminist Theory: the Critique of Liberal Feminism | |
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| Historical Roots of Radical Feminism | |
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| Socialist Feminism: the Importance of Class and Capitalism | |
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| Karl Marx and Historical Materialism | |
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| Class and Capitalism | |
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| Ideology and Consciousness | |
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| The Woman Question | |
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| The Feminist Critique of Marx | |
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| Radical Feminism: the Power of Patriarchy | |
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| The Sex/Gender System | |
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| Sexuality and the State | |
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| Intersections of Capitalism and Patriarchy | |
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| Comparing Liberal, Socialist, and Radical Feminism | |
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| Multiracial Feminism | |
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| Postmodernist Feminism | |
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| Queer Theory and Sexualities | |
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| Continuing Questions For Feminist Theory | |
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| Chapter Summary and Themes | |
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| Key Terms | |
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