Gendered Lives

About this book

Written by leading gender communication scholars Julia T. Wood and Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz GENDERED LIVES: COMMUNICATION GENDER & CULTURE 12E provides an engaging introduction to the field equipping students with the tools knowledge and insight to think critically about gender and society. Introducing the latest theories research and pragmatic information the text demonstrates the multiple--and often interactive--ways that a persons views of masculinity and femininity are shaped within contemporary culture. It uses a conversational first-person writing style and offers balanced coverage of different sexes genders and sexual orientations. The 12th Edition is packed with new references and coverage of new topics including work-life balance transgender issues on campus bullying in school gender and health reproductive violence and more. It also provides expanded coverage of gays lesbians bisexuals and transgender people throughout.