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Society and Gender

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Gillian Lupton

    1. Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland, Australia

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  2. Patricia M. Short

    1. Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland, Australia

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  3. Rosemary Whip

    1. Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland, Australia

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Approaching Sociology

    • Gillian Lupton
    Pages 1-25

  3. Sex and Gender, Biology and Culture

    • Bruce Rigsby
    Pages 26-37

  4. Strategies for Social Research

    • Rosemary Whip
    Pages 38-66

  5. Aspects of Social Inequality

    • Gillian Lupton
    Pages 67-92

  6. Families and Households

    • Janeen Baxter
    Pages 93-120

  7. Education: Making Men and Young Ladies

    • Patricia Short
    Pages 121-144

  8. Social Communication: Conversation and Mass Media

    • Patricia Short
    Pages 145-171

  9. Work and Employment

    • Rosemary Whip, Gillian Lupton
    Pages 172-195

  10. The State, the Citizen and the Law

    • Gillian Lupton
    Pages 196-221

  11. Politics and Government

    • Rosemary Whip
    Pages 222-244

  12. Sport and the Social Construction of Gender

    • Jim McKay
    Pages 245-266

  13. Science and Technology

    • Louise Harvey
    Pages 267-286

  14. Health and Illness: A Case Study in Social Processes

    • Gillian Lupton
    Pages 287-301

  15. A New Approach to Sociology?

    • Patricia Short
    Pages 302-309

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 310-343
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About this book

This text introduces the reader to the study of sociology by using gender as the organising theme. Each of the fundamental elements of the sociological approach to society is uniquely presented in such a way that gender is a central focus in each substantive area.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Queensland, Australia

    Gillian Lupton, Patricia M. Short, Rosemary Whip

About the authors

Gillian Lupton, Patricia Short and Rosemary Whip, all at the University of Queensland

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Society and Gender

  • Authors: Gillian Lupton, Patricia M. Short, Rosemary Whip

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15168-4

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1992

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 343

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Sociology, general

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