Gendered Lives 12th Edition

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by  Julia T. Wood, Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz

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TWELFTH EDITION
Gendered Lives
Communication, Gender,
& Culture

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Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz
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Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies
Te University of Iowa
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Brief Contents
PREFACE xvii
ABOUT THE AUTHORS xxiii
INTRODUCTION Opening the Conversation 1
PART 1 CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER 1 The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture 14

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CHAPTER 3 The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images
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CHAPTER 5 Gendered Verbal Communication 101
CHAPTER 6 Gendered Nonverbal Communication 122
PART 2 GENDERED COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE
CHAPTER 7 Becoming Gendered 142
CHAPTER 8 Gendered Education: Communication in Schools 165
CHAPTER 9 Gendered Close Relationships 185
CHAPTER 10 Gendered Organizational Communication 208
CHAPTER 11 Gendered Media 233
CHAPTER 12 Gendered Power and Violence 255
GLOSSARY 281
REFERENCES 289
INDEX 317
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Contents
PREFACE xvii
ABOUT THE AUTHORS xxiii
INTRODUCTION Opening the Conversation 1
The Social Construction of Inequality 2
Feminism—Feminisms 3
Becoming Aware 5
Why We Wrote This Book 7
Communication as the Fulc
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The Challenge of Studying Communication, Gender, and Culture 11
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Communication, Gender, and Culture as an Area of Study 14
Research on Gender, Communication, and Culture 15
Reasons to Learn about Communication, Gender, and Culture 15
Gender in a Transitional Era 16
Differences between Women and Men 17
Relationships among Gender, Culture, and Communication 18
Sex 19
Gender 20
Beyond Sex and Gender 25
Culture 29
Communication 30
Communication Is a Dynamic Process 30
Communication Is Systemic 30
Communication Has Two Levels of Meaning 31
Meanings Are Created through Human Interaction with Symbols 32
CHAPTER 2 Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development 35
Theoretical Approaches to Gender 35
Biological Theories of Gender 36
Interpersonal Theories of Gender 41
Psychodynamic Theories of Gender Development 41
Psychological Theories of Gender Development 42
Social Learning Theory 42
Cognitive Development Theory 43
Cultural Theories of Gender 45
Anthropology 45
Symbolic Interactionism 46
Critical Theories of Gender 48
Standpoint Theory 48
Queer Performative Theory 50
Theories Working Together 54
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