Illuminating how identities, stereotypes and inequalities matter through gender studies / edited by D. Nicole Farris, Mary Ann Davis and D'Lane R. Compton

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Springer, c2014Description: x, 198 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9789401787185 (electronic bk.)
9401787182 (electronic bk.)
9789401787178

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DDC classification:

302.12

LOC classification:

BF323.S63

Contents:

Part I: Identities and Perceptions (Introduction by D'Lane R. Compton) -- 1. Blogging My Academic Self: Jenny Davis -- 2. The Gendered Characteristics of Facebook Interaction : Nathalie Delise -- 3. Negotiating Gay Male Christian Identities: Brandi Woodell -- 4. Tomboys in the Work of Carson McCullers: Emily Knox -- Part II: Culture, Stereotypes, and Stigma (Introduction by D. Nicole Farris) -- 5. Violent Environment: Women and Frontier Coffey County, Kansas: 1855-1880 (Lisa Bunkowski, and Amanda Hedstrom -- 6. Gender Specific Stereotypes in Television Advertisements: D. Nicole Farris -- 7. Carmen Tafolla: Chicana Writer, from the Whispers of Her People: Manuel Medrano -- 8. The Social Construction and Resistance of Menstruation as a Public Spectacle: Ashly Patterson -- 9. Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Cyberspace: Jesus Smith -- Part III: Social Problems and Applications (Introduction by Mary Ann Davis) -- 10. Punishing Abused Women: A Retrospective on a Ms. Magazine Blog: Dianne Bartlow -- 11. Constructing Gay Male and Lesbian Foster Families: Mary Ann Davis -- 12. Sex Differences in Adult Mortality: Some Evidence from Taiwan and the United States: Yu Ting Chang -- 13. Gendered Helping Behaviors and Place Attachment in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward: Jenny Savely.

Summary: This collection highlights and extends contemporary women's and gender studies by presenting theoretical analyses and innovative research conceptualizations, applications and methodologies via a diverse variety of popular-in-the-classroom topics, such as changing masculinities; comedic/dramatic portrayals of ethnicity and discrimination; stigma and differences within mainstream media gender stereotypes; intersections of gendered and sexual identities in social media and fundamental institutions. These topics emphasize relevant issues and nuances within popular culture, identities and perception.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	302.12 ILL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		3010034100
Book	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks	302.12 ILL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		3010034101

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Identities and Perceptions (Introduction by D'Lane R. Compton) --
1. Blogging My Academic Self: Jenny Davis --
2. The Gendered Characteristics of Facebook Interaction : Nathalie Delise --
3. Negotiating Gay Male Christian Identities: Brandi Woodell --
4. Tomboys in the Work of Carson McCullers: Emily Knox --
Part II: Culture, Stereotypes, and Stigma (Introduction by D. Nicole Farris) --
5. Violent Environment: Women and Frontier Coffey County, Kansas: 1855-1880 (Lisa Bunkowski, and Amanda Hedstrom --
6. Gender Specific Stereotypes in Television Advertisements: D. Nicole Farris --
7. Carmen Tafolla: Chicana Writer, from the Whispers of Her People: Manuel Medrano --
8. The Social Construction and Resistance of Menstruation as a Public Spectacle: Ashly Patterson --
9. Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Cyberspace: Jesus Smith --
Part III: Social Problems and Applications (Introduction by Mary Ann Davis) --
10. Punishing Abused Women: A Retrospective on a Ms. Magazine Blog: Dianne Bartlow --
11. Constructing Gay Male and Lesbian Foster Families: Mary Ann Davis --
12. Sex Differences in Adult Mortality: Some Evidence from Taiwan and the United States: Yu Ting Chang --
13. Gendered Helping Behaviors and Place Attachment in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward: Jenny Savely.

This collection highlights and extends contemporary women's and gender studies by presenting theoretical analyses and innovative research conceptualizations, applications and methodologies via a diverse variety of popular-in-the-classroom topics, such as changing masculinities; comedic/dramatic portrayals of ethnicity and discrimination; stigma and differences within mainstream media gender stereotypes; intersections of gendered and sexual identities in social media and fundamental institutions. These topics emphasize relevant issues and nuances within popular culture, identities and perception.

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