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Gender: An Ethnomethodological Approach

by Suzanne J. Kessler, Wendy McKenna
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Overview

Kessler and McKenna convincingly argue that gender is not a reflection of biological reality but rather a social construct that varies across cultures. Valuable for its insights into gender, its extensive treatment of transsexualism, and its ethnomethodological approach, Gender reviews and critiques data from biology, anthropology, sociology, and psychology.

Synopsis

Kessler and McKenna convincingly argue that gender is not a reflection of biological reality but rather a social construct that varies across cultures. Valuable for its insights into gender, its extensive treatment of transsexualism, and its ethnomethodological approach, Gender reviews and critiques data from biology, anthropology, sociology, and psychology.

About the Author, Suzanne J. Kessler

Suzanne J. Kessler is professor of psychology at the State University of New York, Purchase. Wendy McKenna is an adjunct associate professor of psychology at Barnard College.

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Book Details

Published
June 1, 1985
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pages
252
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780226432069

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