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"Essential for anyone who seeks to understand the contemporary gender landscape, Gender Stories defines gender as the socially constructed meanings that are assigned to bodies. The book helps readers navigate issues of gender by introducing them to the ubiquitous gender binary, the problems with much of the research on gender differences, and the variety of gender stories in popular culture. At the heart of the book is a description of the process of becoming a gendered person through crafting and performing gender stories. Because each gender performance is unique, a virtually unlimited…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2012Waveland Press, Incorporated · 264 pages · 9781577667919
Sex roleGender identityIdentity (psychology)Psychological aspectsGender expressionGender identity in mass mediaIdentité sexuelleRôle selon le sexe