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The gender trap : parents and the pitfalls of raising boys and girls / Emily W. Kane.

By: Publication details: New York, NY : New York University, c2012.Description: x, 287 p. : ill. ; cmISBN:
  • 9780814748824 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 9780814737835 (pb : alk. paper)
  • 9780814738788 (ebook)
  • 9780814771440 (ebook)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.874 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ755.8 .K346 2012
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "glamour babies" and "little toughies" -- Wanting a girl, wanting a boy : conceptual building blocks -- It's in their nature : naturalizers -- I think a lot of it is us, parents, and society : cultivators -- We try not to encourage it, but I know it gets in there : refiners -- You applaud all the other stuff : innovators -- Surviving in a gendered culture : resisters -- Conclusion: a better world : dismantling the gender trap -- Appendix: research methods -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "glamour babies" and "little toughies" -- Wanting a girl, wanting a boy : conceptual building blocks -- It's in their nature : naturalizers -- I think a lot of it is us, parents, and society : cultivators -- We try not to encourage it, but I know it gets in there : refiners -- You applaud all the other stuff : innovators -- Surviving in a gendered culture : resisters -- Conclusion: a better world : dismantling the gender trap -- Appendix: research methods -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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