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Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender and Culture » (9th Edition)

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Authors: Julia T. Wood
ISBN-13: 9780495794165, ISBN-10: 0495794163
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: January 2010
Edition: 9th Edition

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Author Biography: Julia T. Wood

Julia T. Wood is the Lineberger Professor of Humanities and a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches courses and conducts research on gender, communication, culture, and communication in personal relationships. Dr. Wood has authored seventeen books and edited nine others. In addition, she has published more than eighty articles and book chapters, and she has won twelve awards for undergraduate teaching and thirteen awards for her scholarship. She received her B.A. from North Carolina State University, her M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.

Book Synopsis

This text introduces undergraduates to the ways in which gender images of masculinity and femininity affect communication and the way we live. It reviews theories and research on relationships among gender, culture, and communication, overviews the history of women's and men's movements in the US, and examines gendered verbal and nonverbal communication. Gendered communication is examined in the family, schools, close relationships, organizations, and the media. This fifth edition contains expanded material on gender in non- Western culture and technology in communication. Wood teaches humanities and communication studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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This text introduces undergraduates to the ways in which gender images of masculinity and femininity affect communication and the way we live. It reviews theories and research on relationships among gender, culture, and communication, overviews the history of women's and men's movements in the US, and examines gendered verbal and nonverbal communication. Gendered communication is examined in the family, schools, close relationships, organizations, and the media. This fifth edition contains expanded material on gender in non- Western culture and technology in communication. Wood teaches humanities and communication studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Opening the Conversation1
The Social Construction of Inequality2
Feminism--Feminisms4
Becoming Aware6
Why I Wrote This Book8
Communication as the Fulcrum of Change10
The Challenge of Studying Communication, Gender, and Culture11
Discussion Questions11
Part IConceptual Foundations
Chapter 1The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture13
Communication, Gender, and Culture as an Area of Study13
The Meaning of Gender in a Transitional Era15
Relationships Among Gender, Culture, and Communication18
Summary35
Discussion Questions35
Chapter 2Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development37
Theoretical Approaches to Gender38
Summary57
Discussion questions58
Chapter 3The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Women's, Men's, and Gender Movements in America60
Women's Movements61
The Third Wave of Women's Movements in the United States80
Men's Movements83
Other Movements Focused on Gender95
Summary100
Discussion Questions100
Chapter 4Gendered Verbal Communication102
The Nature of Human Communication103
Verbal Communication Expresses Cultural Views of Gender103
Gendered Interaction: Masculine and Feminine Styles of Verbal Communication115
Summary128
Discussion Questions129
Chapter 5Gendered Nonverbal Communication130
Functions of Nonverbal Communication131
Forms of Nonverbal Communication135
Implications of Gendered Nonverbal Communication148
Summary151
Discussion Questions152
Part IIGendered Communication in Practice
Chapter 6Gendered Family Dynamics153
Entering A Gendered Society154
Gendering Communication in the Family155
The Personal Side of the Gender Drama167
Summary178
Discussion Questions179
Chapter 7Gendered Close Relationships181
The Meaning of Personal Relationships182
Gendered Friendships185
Gendered Romantic Relationships192
Summary203
Discussion Questions204
Chapter 8Gendered Education: Communication in Schools206
The Organization of Schools208
Curricular Content213
Educational Processes216
Summary223
Discussion Questions224
Chapter 9Gendered Organizational Communication226
Institutional Stereotypes of Women and Men227
Misunderstandings of Professional Communication236
Gendered Communication Systems in Organizations242
Efforts to Redress Gendered Inequity in Institutions250
Summary257
Discussion Questions258
Chapter 10Gendered Media261
The Prevalence of Media in Cultural Life262
Themes in Media263
Bias in News Coverage279
Implications of Media Representations of Gender283
Summary290
Discussion Questions291
Chapter 11Gendered Power and Violence293
The Social Construction of Gendered Violence294
The Many Faces of Gendered Violence295
Social Foundations of Gendered Violence313
Resisting Gendered Violence: Where Do We Go from Here?319
Summary322
Discussion Questions323
Epilogue: Looking Backward, Looking Forward325
The Cultural Construction and Reconstruction of Gender325
Looking Backward, Looking Forward326
Creating the Future335
Discussion Questions339
Glossary341
References345
Index377

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