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.

It is expensive, so if you want to buy it, you may want to go through ebay.

[niyad]

1. thank you for the recommendation--will have to check it out.

found it used on amazon for $35 (2010 edition)

by the way, you have just absorbed most of my afternoon--since amazon has quite a preview available for reading.

[ZombieHorde]

2. You're right, that is a good preview. nt

[maddezmom]

3. thanks for the suggestion

I found an older version in paperback for 3.99 at amazon and ordered it.

[maddezmom]

4. got my book today

and since I watched the finale of Downton Abbey today because I had no will power to wait until tonight, I'll be ib bed with a good book.

[ZombieHorde]

5. Awesome. You should post your opinion of it. nt