(Ebook) Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Caroline B. Brettell and Carolyn F. Sargent ISBN 9780415783866, 9781138216648, 0415783860, 113821664X, 2016050172

(Ebook) Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective by Caroline B. Brettell and Carolyn F. Sargent ISBN 9780415783866, 9781138216648, 0415783860, 113821664X, 2016050172

This carefully crafted volume introduces anthropological approaches to and perspectives
on gender. It combines theoretically and ethnographically based essays in order to examine
gender roles and ideology around the world. Divided thematically into 11 sections, the
editors open each section with a succinct introduction to the principal issues. The articles
themselves, both classic and contemporary, are drawn from all fields of anthropology and
cover a wide variety of cultures. The seventh edition contains 11 new entries that reflect
more recent developments in the discipline, including topics such as gender identity, transnationalism
and female genital cutting. Additional features to support teaching and learning
that are new to this edition include a film list and discussion questions at the end of each
entry. This is an essential resource for students encountering the anthropology of gender for
the first time.