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1.1 Chapter Introduction Chapter Overview: Thinking About Gender as a Sociological Concept Think for a moment about stories in the news about sexual violence, gender inequality, and gender-based discrimination in the U.S.: the continuing pay gap between men and women, the rise in online sexual harassment, “don’t say gay” laws and other legislation that prohibit discussion of gender and sexual identity in schools, prohibit children from seeing drag performers, outlaw reproductive and gender-affir

Chapters

• 1.1 Chapter Introduction
• 1.3 Social Sciences and Systems of Power
• 1.4 Applying Sociology to the Study of Gender
• 1.5 Why Study Sociology of Gender?
• 1.7 References
• 2.1 Chapter Introduction
• 2.4 Constructing Identity
• 2.5 Gender Expression
• 3.1 Chapter Introduction
• 3.2 Sexuality and the Sociological Imagination
• 3.5 Conclusion
• 3.6 References
• 4.1 Chapter Introduction
• 4.4 Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives
• 5.1 Chapter Introduction
• 5.3 Individuals within Gender-Based Systems of Power
• 5.5 Shifting Power

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