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Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, & Culture, 14th Edition

Julia T. Wood, Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz

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Gendered Lives: Communication, Gender, & Culture 14th Edition by Julia T. Wood/Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz
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Wood/Fixmer-Oraiz's, GENDERED LIVES: COMMUNICATION, GENDER, & CULTURE, 14th Edition, offers an engaging introduction to the field. Students are equipped with the tools, knowledge and insights to critically analyze gender and society. The latest theories, research and practical information illustrates the complex and interactive ways contemporary culture shapes views on masculinity and femininity. This conversational, first-person writing style features balanced coverage of various sexes, genders and sexual orientations. This edition reflects on current trends and issues, including discussions on LGBTQ+ topics, queer and trans theory, intersex activism, recent feminist movements, reproductive violence, the influence of social media and emphasizes gender in the public sphere. The readable, relatable and comprehensive text explores gender issues and continues to be a leading resource.

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Julia T. Wood

Julia Wood joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was 24. During her 37 years on the faculty, she taught classes and conducted research on personal relationships as well as gender, communication and culture. She was named the Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Humanities and the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor of Graduate Education. In addition to publishing 25 books and 100 articles and book chapters, she has presented more than 100 papers at professional conferences and campuses around the country. Her accolades include 14 awards honoring her teaching and 16 awards recognizing her scholarship. She received her B.A. from North Carolina State University, her M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.

Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz

What's New

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  • Updates showcase cutting-edge research and extensive coverage of gender in public life, supported by over 270 new citations.

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  • Engage students with research, current events, myths and reflective questions through ‘Exploring Gendered Lives’ boxes.
  • Foster deeper engagement with text concepts through end-of-chapter questions designed for reflection and discussion, making them perfect for journal entries or class prompts.
  • Explore integrated coverage of technology's role in communication, including its effects on gender communication and the connections between gender and media.
  • Aid students in recognizing their assumptions about commonly misunderstood issues on gender, communication and culture through chapter-opening ‘Knowledge Challenge’ questions.
  • Provide students with valuable insights from their peers through student commentaries that vividly illustrate how other learners relate to gender communication issues.

Table of Contents

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Introduction. Opening the Conversation.
Part I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS.
1. The Study of Communication, Gender and Culture.
2. Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development.
3. The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Feminist Movements.
4. The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Masculinity, Men, and Social Movements.
5. Gendered Verbal Communication.
6. Gendered Nonverbal Communication.
Part II: GENDERED COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE.
7. Becoming Gendered.
8. Gendered Education: Communication in Schools.
9. Gendered Close Relationships.
10. Gendered Organizational Communication.
11. Gendered Media.
12. Gendered Power and Violence.

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  • ISBN-10: 8214144922
  • ISBN-13: 9798214144924
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  • ISBN-10: 8214144876
  • ISBN-13: 9798214144870
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