{"product_id":"the-gender-knot-9781439911846","title":"The Gender Knot","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNew Third Edition!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gender Knot,\u003c\/i\u003e Allan Johnson''s response to the pain and confusion that men and women experience by living with gender inequality, explains what patriarchy is and isn''t, how it works, and what gets in the way of understanding and doing something about it. Johnson''s simple yet powerful approach avoids the paralyzing trap of guilt, blame, anger, and defensive denial that often results from conversations about gender.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This edition features:\u003cbr\u003e  Updated references, data, resources, and examples, especially in relation to issues of sexual orientation and gender identity (e.g., gay marriage, transgender\/cisgender)\u003cbr\u003e  A glossary of terms\u003cbr\u003e  A new chapter, What Changes and What Does Not: Manhood and Violence, that provides an extended analysis of the causes of men''s violence as a patriarchal phenomenon\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Gender Knot illuminates vast areas of previously unexamined and unnamed effects of 'power over' social systems, and provides a beacon of hope and a message of courage. This book is brilliant and life-changing\"-Judith V Jordan, Ph.D., Director of the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, Wellesley Centers for Women, and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part I | What Is This Thing Called Patriarchy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1 Where Are We? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 2 Patriarchy, the System: An It, Not a He, a Them, or an Us\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 3 Why Patriarchy? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 4 Ideology, Myth, and Magic: Femininity, Masculinity, and ‘Gender Roles’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 5 Feminists and Feminism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part II | Sustaining Illusions, Barriers to Change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 6 Thinking about Patriarchy: War, Sex, and Work \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 7 What Patriarchy? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 8 It Must Be Women \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part III | Unraveling the Patriarchal Legacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 9 Shame, Guilt, and Responsibility \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 10 What Changes and What Does Not: Manhood and Violence \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 11 What Can We Do? Unraveling the Gender Knot \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Appendix: Resources for Unraveling the Knot \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Glossary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408310214999,"sku":"9781439911846","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439911846.jpg?v=1730502388","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-gender-knot-9781439911846","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}