Gender in a Transitional Era

Amanda R. Martinez is assistant professor in communication studies, sociology, and gender and sexuality studies at Davidson College. Lucy J. Miller is adjunct professor in the Department of Arts and Humanities at the University of Houston-Downtown.

Introduction: Gender in a Transitional Era, Amanda R. Martinez and Lucy J. Miller

Section I: Parental Identities, Advice, and Self-Help
Chapter 1: Are You Managing it All? Just Read This: Working Mothers Search for Work-Life Balance through Therapeutic Discourse and Self-Help Texts, Katherine J. Denker
Chapter 2: Valuing Work, Valuing Family: A Comparison of “Balance” Discourse Targeting Mothers and Fathers, Elizabeth Fish Hatfield
Chapter 3: Mommy Bloggers: Who They Are, What They Write About, and How They Are Shaping Motherhood in the Twenty-First Century, Brittney D. Lee and Lynne M. Webb

Section II: Gender Performances and Role Expectations in Media
Chapter 4: Masculinity and the American Dream in American Dreams, Art Herbig
Chapter 5: Isn’t that Bromantic? Rearticulating Male Emotionality and Homosocial Intimacy in Hollywood’s BromCom, Ryan Castillo and Ashley N. Mack
Chapter 6: Cattiness as Credibility in Neoliberalism, Krista McQueeney and Kim Hong Nguyen

Section III: (Inter)Acting Within Organizational and Social Spaces
Chapter 7: Sacralizing the Politics of Visibility: Coming Out, Spirituality, and Gay Clergy, Leland G. Spencer
Chapter 8: Disciplining the Transgender Body: Transgender Microaggressions in a Transitional Era, Lucy J. Miller
Chapter 9: Emerging Adults’ Casual Sexual Involvements and the Ideal Worker Norm, Kendra Knight and Benjamin Wiedmaier
Chapter 10: Computer-Mediated Leadership and Disciplinary Action: Using New Technology to Dismantle the Social Stereotypes and Gender Performances that Invade Face-to-Face Communication, Ashley K. Barrett and David W. Schlueter

Section IV: Tensions and Negotiations on Politics, Health, & Feminism(s)
Chapter 11: “War on Women”: Democrats’ Interpretations of Messages Regarding Women’s
Health at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Jillian A. Tullis and Margaret M. Quinlan
Chapter 12: Savvy and Susceptible: Diverse American Women Discuss Beauty, Body Image, and Identity in Media, Amanda R. Martinez
Chapter 13: Reclaiming Connections: Constructing a Web-of-Feminisms, Debbie S. Dougherty and Katherine J. Denker