Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.

The varieties of gender theory in sociology / Janet Saltzman Chafetz -- A feminist epistemology / Joey Sprague and Diane Kobrynowicz -- Similarity and difference : the sociology of gender distinctions / Cynthia Fuchs Epstein -- Comparative gender stratification / Joan Huber -- Third world women and global restructuring / Jean L. Pyle -- Gender and migration / Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Cynthia Cranford -- The feminization of poverty : past and future / Sara S. McLanahan and Erin L. Kelly -- Gender movements / Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak, Verta Taylor and Nancy Whittier -- Gender and organizations / Joan Acker -- The study of gender in culture : feminist studies/cultural studies / Becca Cragin and Wendy Simonds -- Gender socialization / Jean Stockard -- Gender and social roles / Helena Znaniecka Lopata -- Gender and interaction / Cecilia L. Ridgeway and Lynn Smith-Lovin -- Gender, violence, and harassment / Mary R. Jackman -- Gender and paid work in industrial nations / Dana Dunn and Sheryl Skaggs -- Sex, race, and ethnic inequality in United States workplaces / Barbara F. Reskin and Irene Padavic -- Gender and unpaid work / Beth Anne Shelton -- Gender and family relations / Denise D. Bielby with the assistance of Carmen Ochoa -- Gender and education in global perspective / Caroline Hodges Persell [and others] -- Gender, hierarchy, and science / Mary Frank Fox -- Gender and health status / Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld -- Health care as a gendered system / Mary K. Zimmerman and Shirley A. Hill -- Gender and politics / Elizabeth M. Esterchild -- Gender, crime, and criminal justice / Sally S. Simpson and Denise C. Herz -- Gender and the military / Mady Wechsler Segal -- Gender and sport / Mikaela J. Dufur -- Gender and religion / Adair T. Lummis.

Presents discussions and bibliographies on the array of subspecialities that comprise the sociology of gender. This book utilizes cross-national and historical material in addition to data on the contemporary United States. It also explores within-gender differences along racial/ethnic, social class, sexual preference, and age cohort dimensions.