I. Are Gender Differences Due to Nature, Nurture, or Both?
A. The Role of Biology
B. Gender Socialization
C. The Social Construction of Gender
i. Doing Gender
D. Cross-Cultural and Historical Findings
i. New Guinea
ii. The !Kung
iii. The Bacha Posh in Afghanistan
iv. Blurring the Boundaries between the Genders
II. How Do Gender Inequalities Play Out in Social Institutions?
A. Education
i. Unequal Treatment in the Classroom
ii. The Gendering of College Majors
B. Women and the Workplace
i. Inequalities at Work
ii. The Glass Ceiling
iii. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
iv. Economic Inequality in Global Perspective
C. The Family and Gender Issues
i. The “Motherhood Penalty”
ii. Housework and the Second Shift
D. Gender Inequality in Politics
i. Gender and Politics: Global Perspective
III. Why Are Women the Target of Violence?
A. Rape
B. Sexual Violence against Women: Evidence of “Rape Culture”?
IV. How Does Social Theory Explain Gender Inequality?
A. Functionalist Approaches
B. Feminist Approaches
i. Liberal Feminism
ii. Radical Feminism
iii. Black Feminism and Transnational Feminism
V. How Can We Reduce Gender-Based Aggression?