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The Gendered Society by Michael S. Kimmel is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Gendered Society about?

The sixth edition of __The Gendered Society__ explores current thinking about gender, both inside academia and in our everyday lives. Michael Kimmel challenges the claim that gender is limited to women's experiences--his compelling and balanced study of gender includes both masculine and feminine perspectives. Kimmel makes three bold and persuasive statements about gender. First, he demonstrates that gender differences are often extremely exaggerated; in fact, he argues that men and women have much more in common than we think they do. Kimmel also challenges the pop psychologists who suggest that gender difference is the cause of inequality between the sexes; instead, he reveals that the reverse is true-gender inequality itself is the cause of the differences between men and women. Finally, he illustrates that gender is not merely an element of individual identity, but a socially constructed institutional phenomenon.

Who reads The Gendered Society?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Michael S. Kimmel
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780190260323
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Gender Studies, Psychology, Social Science
Rating
3.88 / 5 (82 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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