Theorizing Gender: An IntroductionISBN: 978-0-7456-1944-6
Paperback
288 pages
June 2002, Polity
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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Tensions between these different approaches are acknowledged ,
but stark polarities are resisted. Throughout the book it is
recognized that becoming gendered implicates and is implicated by
other aspects of social becoming. The work of Judith Butler is
discussed in detail and its importance and limitations spelt out in
key chapters on sexuality, the body, transgendering and political
agency. Debates between ‘queer' approaches to gender and
those prioritizing sexual difference are also brought to the fore.
Theorizing Gender aims to provide a framework for weaving together what are often viewed as opposing directions of thought. Students and researchers in sociology, philosophy and gender studies, and all those with an interest in gender will find it an invaluable resource.