Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender

Edited by Gayle Kaufman, Maddrey Professor of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies, Department of Sociology, Davidson College, US, Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Associate Professor of American Studies, Department of Anglophone Studies, Université Toulouse, Jean Jaurès, France, Steven Roberts, Head of the School of Education, Culture & Society and Professor of Education & Social Justice, Monash University, Australia and Brittany Ralph, Lecturer in Sociology, Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, UK

‘The breadth and depth of this volume make it an invaluable resource for those interested in the sociology of gender. From essays on transnational feminist theory to research methods to intersectional approaches to gender, the Research Handbook on the Sociology of Gender will be helpful for new researchers and seasoned scholars alike.’

• ContentsList of contributors viiiPART I INTRODUCTION1 The stakes and history of the sociology of gender 2Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Gayle Kaufman, Brittany Ralph, and Steven Roberts2 Conceptualising (and complicating) gender 15Brittany Ralph, Steven Roberts, Gayle Kaufman, and Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer3 Research methods for studying gender 31Gayle Kaufman, Steven Roberts, Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, and Brittany RalphPART II BODIES AND IDENTITIES4 Femininities 51Rhea Ashley Hoskin5 Beyond sex role theory: on the sociology of (trans) masculinities 63Tristen Kade and Tristan Bridges6 Towards a sociology of intersex 76Surya Monro and Adeline Berry7 Sociology, coloniality and heterosexuality 88Madi Day8 What does body sovereignty mean to you? Decolonising the body:pūrākau as method(ology) 102Ashlea Gillon (Ngāti Awa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāiterangi)9 Doing gender while fat 113Sarah Bostic and Zoe MuzyczkaPART III CHILDHOOD, AGING, AND THE LIFE COURSE10 Girlhood: a story of light and shade in the sociology of gender 126Hannah Walters11 Towards a relational sociology of boyhood: unpacking the interplay ofage and generation 139Utsa Mukherjee12 On the productivity of affective laddish misogyny in UK university campuses 151Silvia Díaz Fernández13 Gender and the double standard of ageing 165Susan PickardPART IV WORK AND FAMILY14 Women in the workplace: change and resistance 178Natalie Adamyk and Sharla Alegria15 Flexible working and gender equality: evidence and future scenariosand research agendas 190Heejung Chung16 Dating and the stalled gender revolution: how heterosexual and LGBTQdating practices impact relationship inequality 203Ellen Lamont17 Mosaic familism and mosaic gender ideology: a gendered hybridprocess of family reinstitutionalization in contemporary China 215Yingchun Ji18 “If I’m too good at it, then I might get delegated to do it more often”:men, mental work, and the household division of labor 227Scott T. Grether and Laura Fitzwater Gonzales19 Research on children with LGBTQ parents: challenges and a way forward 239Deni Mazrekaj, Silvia Palmaccio and Kristof De WittePART V SEXUAL PRACTICES AND REPRESENTATIONS20 Men’s sexual health: a visible invisibility 254Andrea Waling21 Why are all the webcam models Colombian? Nation, racializedfemininity, and sexual economies 266Aracely Garcia Gonzalez22 The representation of transgender celebrities in Vietnamese online news media 278Hoa Bui, Anh Nguyen Hoang and Barbara BairdPART VI SPACE, TIME, AND GENDER NORMS23 Transnational feminisms transform the sociology of gender 293Kavitha Koshy and Sabrina Alimahomed-Wilson24 Mapping the dimensions of local gender norms 305Jessica Moeder and William Scarborough25 What we know and do not know about how Islam shapes gender values 320Saskia Glas26 Is there a ‘women’s time’? A brief introduction to the social theory oftime and gender 332Elsie FoekenPART VII VIOLENCE AND VULNERABILITIES27 Women, gender roles and gender-based violence after war 345Luna K.C. and Crystal Whetstone28 Gangs: gender, masculinity, vulnerability 359Jade Levell29 Prison masculinities 371Janani Umamaheswar30 Gender and homelessness: constructions of motherhood 383Juliet Watson31 Gender and the environment: sustainability how? 395David O. ReynoldsPART VIII EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, ECONOMY,AND TECHNOLOGY32 Mapping the emergence of the gender and development field 408Mary Johnson Osirim33 Gender and the politics of equity: improving access and participation inSouth African education 422Beatrice M’mboga Akala34 Weighing women’s empowerment against patriarchal masculinity:a study of microcredit self-help groups in rural Rajasthan 436Sumeet Sekhon and Navjotpal Kaur35 ICTs and women in the Global South: navigating empowerment in aneconomy of attention 449Aarushi Bhandari