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Sociology of gender is a subfield of sociology. As one of the most important social structures is status (position that an individual possesses which effects how they are treated by society). One of the most important statuses an individual claims is gender. [ 1 ]
Feminist sociology is an interdisciplinary exploration of gender and power throughout society. Here, it uses conflict theory and theoretical perspectives to observe gender in its relation to power , both at the level of face-to-face interaction and reflexivity within social structures at large.
Barrie Thorne (born 1942) is a professor of sociology and of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.. Her work focuses on the sociology of gender, feminist theory, the sociology of age relations, childhood, and families, and ethnographic methods.
Nancy Julia Chodorow (born January 20, 1944 [2]) is an American sociologist and professor. [3] She began teaching at Wellesley College in 1973, then moved to the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she taught from 1974 until 1986. [4]
Paul Wright's 3AM theoretical framework is another method that has been used in research pertaining to sexual scripts and pornography. [5]Wright has developed a "sexual script acquisition, activation, application model (3AM) of sexual socialization that explains how consumption of sexual media can impact attitudes and behaviors."
The Gender Knot: Unraveling our Patriarchal Legacy is a 1997 book by Allan G. Johnson. [1] Johnson explains and addresses the concept of patriarchy and how it deeply affects the lives of both men and women. He stresses that avoiding "the path of least resistance" is the key to combating gender inequality. He lays out a guide that encourages ...
The New Urban Sociology. [48] Hutter, Mark. 2007. Experiencing Cities: A Global Approach. [49] Jacobs, Jane. 1961. The Death and Life of Great American Cities. [50] "[This book] became perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning, and simultaneously helped to kill off the modern movement in architecture." [51]
Sharmila Rege (7 October 1964 – 13 July 2013) [1] was an Indian sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Writing Gender. [2] She led the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre, (the department of Gender Studies) at University of Pune which position she occupied since 1991. [3]