Kaleidoscope of Gender (eBook)

The authors are proud sponsors of theA 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Awardaenabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and PossibilitiesA provides an accessible, timely, and stimulating overview of the cutting-edge literature and theoretical frameworks in sociology and related fields in order to understand the social construction of gender. TheA kaleidoscopeA metaphor and its three themesaprisms, patterns, and possibilitiesaunify topic areas throughout the book. By focusing on theA prismsA through which gender is shaped, theA patternsA which gender takes, and theA possibilities for social change, the reader gains a deeper understanding of ourselves and our relationships with others, both locally and globally.A Editors Catherine Valentine, Mary Nell Trautner, and the work of Joan Spade, focus on the paradigms and approaches to gender studies that are constantly changing and evolving.A A The Sixth Edition includes incorporation of increased emphasis on global perspectives, updated contemporary social movements, such as #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo, and an updated focus on gendered violence.Free online resources are available at The SAGE Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. This site is intended to provide you with an array of multimedia resources to enhance your studies of gender and sexuality.A