Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
About This Book
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Unit I: An Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies: Grounding Theoretical Frameworks and Concepts
Critical Introduction to the Field
Theorizing Lived Experiences
Identity Terms
Conceptualizing Structures of Power
Social Constructionism
Intersectionality
References: Unit I
Unit II: Challenging Binary Systems and Constructions of Difference
Introduction: Binary Systems
The Sex/Gender/Sexuality System
Gender and Sex – Transgender and Intersex
Sexualities
Masculinities
Race
Class
Alternatives to Binary Systems
References: Unit II
Unit III: Institutions, Culture, and Structures
Introduction: Institutions, Cultures, and Structures
The Family
Media
Medicine, Health, and Reproductive Justice
The State, Law, and the Prison System
Intersecting Institutions Case Study: The Struggle to End Gendered Violence and Violence Against Women
References: Unit III
Unit IV: Gender and Work in the Global Economy
Introduction: Gender and Work in the Global Economy
Gender and Work in the US
Gender and the US Welfare State
Transnational Production and Globalization
Racialized, Gendered, and Sexualized Labor in the Global Economy
References: Unit IV
Unit V: Historical and Contemporary Feminist Social Movements
Introduction: Feminist Movements
19th Century Feminist Movements
Early to Late 20th Century Feminist Movements
Third Wave and Queer Feminist Movements
References: Unit V
Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies by Miliann Kang, Donovan Lessard, Laura Heston, Sonny Nordmarken is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.