Gender, Culture, and Power Reader

Description: The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader explores different approaches to the study and conceptualization of gender, the value and limitations of gender as an analytic category, and the theoretical insights about gender produced by ethnographic research into the everyday lives, labors, loves, and livelihoods of people throughout the world. Why does gender "matter"? How are dominant ideas and practices of gender perceived, produced, experienced, and contested in different societies? How does ethnographic research provide access to these stories, perspectives, and experiences? What is the relationship between evidence and theory? The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader addresses these questions and more. Expertly edited by Dorothy L. Hodgson, this diverse reader includes both classical debates and relevant contemporary topics like gender-based violence and human rights.

Review Quotes: "The approach of this book is engaged, political, and theoretical. It looks like a perfect fit for my course."--Angela Montague, University of Oregon

"This reader clearly outshines those currently available. Its organization and scope, and certainly its currency, are its chief strengths. I am impressed with the multi-dimensionality of Hodgson's approach to gender, the book's strong global reach, and the range of ethnographic articles. Its best feature is that it brings together current literature with a solid ethnographic foundation, with excellent introduction to theory and critiques of gender approaches."--Melinda Leach, University of North Dakota

"This book is a very welcome addition the study of gender in anthropology. It appears to have it all--an updated approach, well-organized sections, a good narrative to the study of gender in anthropology, and broad-ranging and diverse subjects that ought to interest students."--Jennifer Erickson, Ball State University