Gender and Identity brings a new perspective to our gender studies list, and to the study of gender in Canada, by looking at gender construction through the lens of identity. Using case studies and solid theoretical analysis, the book explores relationships between gender and sexuality, religion, race and ethnicity, parenting, education, work, and sport, linking these discussions to how identity is formed and expressed. In the course of the text, the authors show that gender is essentially the social performance of our sex identity, hardly fixed and, indeed, subject to change over time. This addition to our gender list will use the latest in gender theory to make explicit the natural links between gender and identity, providing a refreshing and contemporary experience for students. About the Authors: Stephen Whitehead is visiting professor of gender studies at Shih Hsin University in Taipei, Taiwan, and formerly senior lecturer in education in the School of Public Policy and Professional Practice at Keele University in Staffordshire, UK. He has published extensively in the field of gender, including both popular and more academic titles. Stephen's books have been translated into 12 languages, and some of his more mainstream titles have received worldwide media attention and publicity.In addition to book publications, Stephen has published several dozen journal articles and book chapters. Anissa Talahite is a lecturer in women's and gender studies in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Roy Moodley is associate professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto and director of the Centre for Diversity in Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has published journal articles and book chapters on multicultural counselling and psychotherapy, masculinities and race, and culture and psychotherapy. |