The book Women, Men, and, Society by authors Claire M. Renzetti and
Daniel J. Curran offers a detailed look at gender inequality in society.
The emphasis is on showing how gender inequality and sexism affect both men
and women in society. The book also details how other factors such as
sexism, ageism and homophobia impact on gender inequality. In considering
gender in society, the authors considers the many areas of society where
gender inequalities are both created and observed. This includes
considering issues such as how children become gender socialized in their
early years, gender inequalities in the school environment, the link
between gender creation and the media, gender issues in employment, gender
issues in politics, and the link between gender and health. By reading the
book, it becomes obvious just how much of modern society contains gender
issues. After reading the book, I was left with the realization that
essentially every aspect of society has been impacted by the fact that the
two genders have always been considered separate. I was also given a new
perspective on the many events and aspects of my life that are impacted by
gender inequality. The authors especially make a point of addressing the
issues so that the reader can understand how gender inequalities impact on
real life. In doing so, this book was less of a scholarly approach, and
more of a practical approach. The authors did not just present scholarly
terminologies, but made it clear how these terminologies operated in real
life. This was effective in creating understanding, because I was
immediately able to see how they related to my own personal experiences.
To illustrate this, I will now describe three terminologies from the book,
by offering examples of how they have been involved in my own experiences
One of the terminologies described by Renzetti and Curran is the
concept of the gen...