Overview
The Sociology Reference Guide series is designed to provide a solid foundation for the research of various sociologicaltopics. This volume broaches the subjects of gender difference and the challenges to dominant social arrangementsthat historically defined strict gender roles. Introducing these topics is a set of sociological essays that examines thedefining characteristics of gender and the analytical models used in the field. The essays discuss the influence of familylife in conceptions of gender roles and the effects that feminism had on transforming foundational beliefs about genderinequality in such diverse atmospheres as the classroom, office, household, and government.
