Detailed Outline
The following detailed outline lists the sequence of topics and sub-topics covered in each chapter. We hope that reviewing this sequence will help future educators who may wish to adapt parts of the textbook for a specific course or project. Please note that the Pressbooks Table of Contents offers a high-level outline of this sequence, whereas this detailed outline shows each subtopic. Content can also be located by keyword by searching this book (upper right).
- Chapter 1: Gender as a Sociological Concept
- Chapter 2: Gender as a Social Construct
- Chapter Introduction
- A Process, and a System, and a Social Institution
- Sexual Differentiation
- Constructing Identity
- Gender Expression
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Gender, Sex and Sexuality
- Chapter Introduction
- Sexuality and the Sociological Imagination
- Who Do You Love?
- Sexual Violence and Patriarchy
- Select Sexual Violence Statistics from The National Sexual Assault Resource Center (NSARC).
- Sexual Violence as a Social Problem
- The Sexual Violence Continuum
- A Social-Ecological Approach to Preventing Sexual Violence
- LEARN MORE: Ecological Systems Theory
- Let’s Review
- Looking Through the Lens: The Gender Unicorn
- Licenses and Attributions for Sexual Violence and Patriarchy
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Gender in Theory
- Chapter Introduction
- Early Theoretical Perspectives
- Feminist Activism and Theory
- Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives
- Theorizing the Gender Wage Gap
- Early Theoretical Perspectives
- Feminist Theoretical Perspectives
- LEARN MORE: Body Labor
- Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives and the Gender Pay Gap
- Real But Not True: The Gender Wage Gap
- LEARN MORE: Transnational Mothers
- Let’s Review
- Looking Through the Lens: Queer Theory
- Licenses and Attributions for Theorizing the Gender Pay Gap
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: Gender and Power
- Chapter Introduction
- Gender in Unequal Systems of Power
- Four Domains of Power
- LEARN MORE: Safety Planning for IPV
- Social Identity + Privilege or Marginalization = Social Location
- LEARN MORE: Privilege
- Intersectionality: Complex Hierarchies of Privilege and Marginalization
- Learn More: Intersectionality
- Let’s Review
- Licenses and Attributions for Gender in Unequal Systems of Power
- Individuals within Gender-Based Systems of Power
- Gender in Global Systems of Power
- Shifting Power
- Conclusion
- References