Wood, Julia T.

Gendered lives : communication, gender, and culture / Julia T. Wood. - Fifth rdition - xix, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Wadsworth series in speech communication .

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-376)

The study of communication, gender, and culture --
Theoretical approaches to gender development --
The rhetorical shaping of gender : women's, men's, and gender movements in America --
Gendered verbal communication --
Gendered nonverbal communication --
Gendered family dynamics --
Gendered close relationships --
Gendered education : communication in schools --
Gendered organizational communication --
Gendered media --
Gendered power and violence.

This text introduces students to theories, research and pragmatic information that demonstrates the multiple, often interactive, ways in which our views of masculinity and femininity are shaped within contemporary culture.

0534581633 (pbk.)

2002016796


Sex role.
Communication--Sex differences.
Gender identity.

HQ1075 / .W69 2003

305.3