Marc Notes:
A Sage reference publication.;Includes bibliographical references and index.

Review Quotes:
"....All topics in this wide-ranging resource are addressed in an unbiased and unprejudiced manner, and facts are stated clearly and coherently. The coverage of changing topics is kept current. A valuable addition to any library."--LIBRARY JOURNAL

Review Quotes:
"....The editor, advisory team, and contributors are to be credited for tackling a project of such immense scope.... O′Brien′s commitment to the possibility of a more-informed discourse on the highly complex and nuanced topic of gender and society promises to benefit a broad readership.... Highly recommended for academic libraries of all sizes and for large public libraries."-BOOKLIST (starred review)--BOOKLIST

Biographical Note:

Jodi O'Brien is Professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies at Seattle University. She is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Gender and Society and co-editor of the "Contemporary Sociological Perspectives" book series. Her books include The Production of Reality, Social Prisms, and Everyday Inequalities. Her courses and research focus on difference, power and discrimination, and religion and sexuality.

2009 RUSA Outstanding Reference
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2009

"Given both the interdisciplinarity of the field of gender scholarship and the immense significance of gender to both indviduals and societies, it is probably impossible to produce such a compendium. The editor, advisory team, and contributors are to be credited for tackling a project of such immense scope...O′Brien′s commitment to the possibility of a more-informed discourse on the highly complex and nuanced topic of gender and society promises to benefit a broad readership...Highly recommended for academic libraries of all sizes and for large public libraries."
--Booklist STARRED Review

"All topics in this wide-ranging resource are addressed in an unbiased and unprejudiced manner, and facts are stated clearly and coherently. The coverage of changing topics is kept current. A valuable addition to any library."
--Library Journal

For decades, scholars of gender have been documenting and analyzing the various ways in which gender shapes individual lives, cultural beliefs and practices, and social and economic organization.Including contributions by experts in the field, the Encyclopedia of Gender and Society covers the major theories, research, people, and issues in contemporary gender studies. This comprehensive, two-volume encyclopedia is distinguished by a cross-national/cross-cultural perspective that provides comparative analyses of the life experiences of men and women around the world.

Key Features:

- Provides users with a "gender lens" on society by focusing on significant gender scholarship within commonly recognized areas of social research

- Offers "framing" essays that summarize commonly used concepts and directions of research and provide an overview of each area (e.g., Media and Gender Socialization; Religion, Gender Roles in; Sexuality and Reproduction; Women′s Social Movements, History of)

- Examines basic aspects of social life from the most individual (self and identity) to the most global (transnational economics and politics).

- Contains new information on well-known subjects, including surprising facts that may counter common assumptions and research in areas of study where the impact of gender has been traditionally overlooked

- Reflects cutting-edge discussion and scholarship on current issues and debates regarding gender and society

Review Citations:

• Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 94 (EAN 9781412909167, Hardcover)
• School Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 75 (EAN 9781412909167, Hardcover)
• Choice 08/01/2009 (EAN 9781412909167, Hardcover)
• Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 90 (EAN 9781412909167, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
• Booklist Ed Choice Reference 01/01/2010 pg. 17 (EAN 9781412909167, Hardcover)
• Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 145 (EAN 9781412909167, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:O′brien, Jodi
Jodi O'Brien is Professor of Sociology and Women and Gender Studies at Seattle University. She is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Gender and Society and co-editor of the "Contemporary Sociological Perspectives" book series. Her books include The Production of Reality, Social Prisms, and Everyday Inequalities. Her courses and research focus on difference, power and discrimination, and religion and sexuality.