Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions (Second Edition)

The new gold standard for sociology of gender courses

An instant best-seller and now the leading book for the course, Wade and Ferree’s Gender is a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to sociological perspectives on gender. Drawing on memorable examples mined from history, pop culture, and current events, Gender deftly moves between theoretical concepts and applications to everyday life. New discussions of #metoo, toxic masculinity, and gender politics in the Trump era help students participate in today’s conversation about gender.

• Assigned: Life with Gender (The Society Pages)
• Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men
• Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era
• The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities
• Where the Millennials Will Take Us: A New Generation Wrestles with the Gender Structure
• Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
• American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus
• Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
• Gender, Sexuality, and Intimacy: A Contexts Reader
• Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School