Feminist Book Review: Gendered Lives, by Julia T. Wood

[ZombieHorde]

Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, and Culture
by Julia T Wood (a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Gendered Lives is a fantastic book that plainly, and thoughtfully explains various Feminist theories, the construction of gender in society, and the way we communicate about men and women in the US. The book is used by universities around the country, and is very respected.

I will type out the Contents in Brief, which gives a very accurate description of what can be found in each chapter. I'm leaving out the pages, because that is boring to read.

Preface
Introduction: Opening the Conversation
PART I Conceptual Foundations
Chapter 1 The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture
Chapter 2 Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development
Chapter 3 The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Women's Movements in the United States
Chapter 4 The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Men's Movements in the United States
Chapter 5 Gendered Verbal Communication
Chapter 6 Gendered Nonverbal Communication
PART II Gendered Communication in Practice
Chapter 7 Becoming Gendered: The Early Years
Chapter 8 Gendered Education: Communication in Schools
Chapter 9 Gendered Close Relationships
Chapter 10 Gendered Organizational Communication
Chapter 11 Gendered Media
Chapter 12 Gendered Power and Violence
Epilogue Looking Backwards, Looking Forwards
Glossary
References
Index

The book has a few cartoons, a few pictures, and side boxes with examples, which help break up the pages, and makes the reading fast and fresh. I love this book, and I think many here will love it too.

[enigmatic]

1. Thanks for this

going to check this out

[Vanje]

2. Plenty of Amazon Reviews

http://www.amazon.com/Gendered-Lives-Communication-Gender-Culture/product-reviews/0495794163/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Ooooh. Kind of expensive.
Maybe my library can find a copy.

[ZombieHorde]

3. Ebay seems to have some decent deals...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Gendered+Lives%3A+Communication%2C+Gender+and+Culture&_sacat=See-All-Categories

[BlueIris]

4. Thank you! One of my goals is to include more reviews of the feminist books

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I read. I've avoided that in the past, but may try to recommit to it now.

[ZombieHorde]

5. You should. Education is key. nt

[libodem]

6. This book sounds like a great read

I've been haunting my bookcase lately for references. All my stuff is from the 70's. No wonder the young ones here challenge my calling myself feminist.

This one is 1976. Self-Assertion For Women. A Guide to Becoming Androgynous. *fully human. By Pam E. Butler

It tries to unwrap gender identity to get to our essential selves

[ZombieHorde]

7. Niyad pointed out to me Amazon has a great preview of the book...

http://www.amazon.com/Gendered-Lives-Communication-Gender-Culture/dp/0495794163/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329519656&sr=1-1#reader_0495794163