Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- About the author -- What are the important questions to ask about gender? -- What is gender and why should we care about it? : introducing gender -- What's the "sociology" in the sociology of gender? : understanding sociology and gender -- How do disciplines outside of sociology study gender? : some additional -- Theoretical approaches -- How are our lives filled with gender? -- How do we learn gender? : gender and socialization -- How does gender matter for who we want and desire? : the gender of -- Sexuality -- How does gender impact the people you spend your time with? : the gender of friendship and dating -- How does gender matter for how we think about our bodies? : the gender of -- Bodies and health -- How is gender an important part of the way our society works? -- How does gender impact the people we live our lives with? : the gender of -- Marriage and families -- How does gender affect the type of work we do and the rewards we receive -- For our work? : the gender of work -- How does gender affect the type of work we do and the rewards we receive for our work? : the gender of work -- How does gender affect what you watch, what you read, and what you play? : the gender of media and popular culture -- How does gender help determine who has power and who doesn't? : the gender of politics and power -- Suggested readings.