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Author |
: Barrie Thorne |
Publisher |
: Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0813519233 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780813519234 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender Play by : Barrie Thorne
You see it in every schoolyard: the girls play only with the girls, the boys play only with the boys. Why? And what do the kids think about this? Breaking with familiar conventions for thinking about children and gender, Gender Play develops fresh insights into the everyday social worlds of kids in elementary schools in the United States. Barrie Thorne draws on her daily observations in the classroom and on the playground to show how children construct and experience gender in school. With rich detail, she looks at the "play of gender" in the organization of groups of kids and activities - activities such as "chase-and-kiss," "cooties," "goin' with" and teasing. Thorne observes children in schools in working-class communities, emphasizing the experiences of fourth and fifth graders. Most of the children she observed were white, but a sizable minority were Latino, Chicano, or African American. Thorne argues that the organization and meaning of gender are influenced by age, ethnicity, race, sexuality, and social class, and that they shift with social context. She sees gender identity not through the lens of individual socialization or difference, but rather as a social process involving groups of children. Thorne takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery, provides new insights about children, and offers teachers practical suggestions for increasing cooperative mixed-gender interaction.
Author |
: Barrie Thorne |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0335191231 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780335191239 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender Play by : Barrie Thorne
You see it in every school playground: the girls play only with girls, the boys play only with boys. Why? And what do children themselves think about this? This book develops fresh insights into the everyday social worlds of kids in schools.
Author |
: Barrie Thorne |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:28633415 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender Play by : Barrie Thorne
Author |
: Linda A. Morris |
Publisher |
: University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages |
: 197 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780826266194 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0826266193 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender Play in Mark Twain by : Linda A. Morris
Huckleberry Finn dressing as a girl is a famously comic scene in Mark Twain's novel but hardly out of character--for the author, that is. Twain "troubled gender" in much of his otherwise traditional fiction, depicting children whose sexual identities are switched at birth, tomboys, same-sex married couples, and even a male French painter who impersonates his own fictive sister and becomes engaged to another man. This book explores Mark Twain's extensive use of cross-dressing across his career by exposing the substantial cast of characters who masqueraded as members of the opposite sex or who otherwise defied gender expectations. Linda Morris grounds her study in an understanding of the era's theatrical cross-dressing and changing mores and even events in the Clemens household. She examines and interprets Twain's exploration of characters who transgress gendered conventions while tracing the degree to which themes of gender disruption interact with other themes, such as his critique of race, his concern with death in his classic "boys' books," and his career-long preoccupation with twins and twinning. Approaching familiar texts in surprising new ways, Morris reexamines the relationship between Huck and Jim; discusses racial and gender crossing in Pudd'nhead Wilson; and sheds new light on Twain's difficulty in depicting the most famous cross-dresser in history, Joan of Arc. She also considers a number of his later "transvestite tales" that feature transgressive figures such as Hellfire Hotchkiss, who is hampered by her "misplaced sex." Morris challenges views of Twain that see his work as reinforcing traditional notions of gender along sharply divided lines. She shows that Twain depicts cross-dressing sometimes as comic or absurd, other times as darkly tragic--but that even at his most playful, he contests traditional Victorian notions about the fixity of gender roles. Analyzing such characteristics of Twain's fiction as his fascination with details of clothing and the ever-present element of play, Morris shows us his understanding that gender, like race, is a social construction--and above all a performance. Gender Play in Mark Twain: Cross-Dressing and Transgression broadens our understanding of the writer as it lends rich insight into his works.
Author |
: Amy Kalmanofsky |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 213 |
Release |
: 2016-11-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781315441993 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1315441993 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender-Play in the Hebrew Bible by : Amy Kalmanofsky
Though the Hebrew Bible often reflects and constructs a world that privileges men, many of its narratives play extensively with the gender norms of the society in which they were written. Drawing from feminist, masculinity and queer studies, Gender-Play in the Hebrew Bible uses close literary analysis to argue that the writers of the Bible intentionally challenge gender norms in order to reveal the dangers of destabilizing societal and theological hierarchies that privilege men and masculinity. This book presents a fascinating argument about the construction and import of gender in the biblical narratives, and will be of great interest to academics in the fields of religion, theology, and Biblical studies as well as gender studies.
Author |
: Jacky Kilvington |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 194 |
Release |
: 2016-08-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472523563 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472523563 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender, Sex and Children's Play by : Jacky Kilvington
Does gender, sex and sexuality influence children's play, and their learning? Can/should professionals try to influence children's gender and sexual concepts? Can/should professionals try to prevent gender stereotyping? These and other questions are explored in a lively and thought-provoking text that looks at why and how children inhabit or develop their gender and sexuality. Written in an approachable way and illustrated with case studies and linked to current research and theory, the book helps students, teachers and playworkers understand the debates about biology versus culture and social learning and how these impact on children's expression of gender and sexuality. Engaging the reader in a thorough reflection of their own views and approaches to the genderized and sexualized behaviour of children at play, this text is an invaluable guide for all those interested in the importance of play, gender and sexuality and how they relate to children's lives. Topics include: play and the behaviour of boys and girls within particular social contexts; play and girls' and boys' sexual behaviour and their associated feelings; play and children's self-concepts and expectations; the professional adult workers' role and the manifestation of genderized and/or sexualized play behaviour both in and outside a setting.
Author |
: Michael Shapiro |
Publisher |
: University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages |
: 300 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0472084054 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780472084050 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage by : Michael Shapiro
Cross-dressing in Shakespeare: a context for Elizabethan gender studies
Author |
: Barrie Thorne |
Publisher |
: Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages |
: 217 |
Release |
: 2024-09-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781978838277 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1978838271 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gender Play by : Barrie Thorne
When it first appeared in 1993, Barrie Thorne’s Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School became an instant classic in the budding fields of feminist sociology and childhood studies. Through detailed first-hand observations of fourth and fifth graders at play, she investigated questions like: Why do girls and boys tend to self-segregate in the schoolyard? What can playful teasing and ritualized games like “cooties” and “chase and kiss” teach us about how children perform gendered identities? And how do children articulate their own conceptions of gender, distinct from those proscribed by the adult world? A detailed and perceptive ethnography told with compassion and humor, Gender Play immerses readers in the everyday lives of a group of working-class children to examine the social interactions that shape their gender identities. This new Rutgers Classic edition of Gender Play contains an introduction from leading sociologists of gender Michael A. Messner and Raewyn Connell that places Thorne’s innovative research in historical context. It also includes a new afterword by one of Thorne’s own students, acclaimed sociologist C.J. Pascoe, reflecting on both the lasting influence of Thorne’s work and the ways that American children’s understandings of gender have shifted in the past thirty years.
Author |
: Michael A. Messner |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 2010-03-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780791479780 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0791479781 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Out of Play by : Michael A. Messner
2008 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title From beer ads in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue to four-year-old boys and girls playing soccer; from male athletes' sexual violence against women to homophobia and racism in sport, Out of Play analyzes connections between gender and sport from the 1980s to the present. The book illuminates a wide range of contemporary issues in popular culture, children's sports, and women's and men's college and professional sports. Each chapter is preceded by a short introduction that lays out the context in which the piece was written. Drawing on his own memories as a former athlete, informal observations of his children's sports activities, and more formal research such as life-history interviews with athletes and content analyses of sports media, Michael A. Messner presents a multifaceted picture of gender constructed through an array of personalities, institutions, cultural symbols, and everyday interactions.
Author |
: Dale Mueller |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 2023-12-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780593849248 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0593849248 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Kids Book About Gender by : Dale Mueller
Gender can be difficult to define, but it's something that's a part of all of us and who we are. This book isn't meant to answer all the questions or tell you how you identify. It's meant to help kids and grownups understand gender and create an open and safe environment for kids to question, experiment, and discover their authentic selves. Meet A Kids Co., a new kind of media company with a collection of beautifully designed books that kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups. Learn more about us at akidsco.com.