Gender and Close Relationships (SAGE Series on Close Relationships)

Author: Winstead, Barbara

Brand: Sage Publications

Edition: 1

Number Of Pages: 184

EAN: 9780803971660

Release Date: 09-04-1997

Package Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.0 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: illustrations

Details: Born into a gendered world, gender affects virtually all of our close relationships. How we interact with one another during each stage of a relationship is influenced by the volatile and sometimes divisive role that gender plays in our lives. Gender and Close Relationships is an exploration into the current world of gendered interaction and the ways in which gender influences how others perceive and treat us. This timely and comprehensive discussion demonstrates, clearly, how societies construct and create gendered relationships, but also suggests how "non-traditional" close relationships may strengthen, or make irrelevant, gender-linked behavior. While framed within a solid scholarship, the authorsÆ presentation style is accessible, engaging, and practical. This book is ideal for students as well as academics, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of psychology, gender studies, interpersonal communication, and family studies. Gender and Close Relationships will also provide the interested lay reader with a deeper understanding of how being gender-identified may influence the quality, quantity, and content of our relationships.