Handbook of the Sociology of Gender (Handbooks of Sociology and Social…

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0387324607, Paperback)

This wide-ranging handbook brings together experts in the sociology of gender to present indepth discussions as well as up-to-date and extensive bibliographies on the array of subspecialities that comprise the field. The chapters utilize cross-national and historical material in addition to data on the contemporary United States. Within-gender differences along racial/ethnic, social class, sexual preference, and age cohort dimensions are also explored.