Reconstructing gender: a multicultural anthology

The Puerto Rican dummy and the merciful son

From nothing, a consciousness

The past is ever present : recognizing the new racism

Angry women are building : issues and struggles facing American Indian women today

"J.A.P"-slapping : the politics of scapegoating

White privilege : unpacking the invisible knapsack

Controlled or autonomous : identity and the experience of the network, women living under Muslim laws

Theorizing difference from multiracial feminism

Patriarchy, the system : an it, not a he, a them or an us

Reflections on global governance and transnational feminist movements in an era of infinite war

The social construction of gender

Boyhood, organized sports, and the construction of masculinities

Who's the fairest of them all?

The myth of the Latin woman : I just met a girl named Maria

He defies you still : the memoirs of a sissy

Growing up hidden

Beauty is the beast : psychological effects of the pursuit of the perfect female body

Yellow woman and a beauty of the spirit

"A way outa no way" : eating problems among African American, Latina, and white women

Just walk on by : a black man ponders his power to alter public space

Taking it

Do you remember me?

I'm not fat, I'm Latina

The tyranny of the esthetic : surgery's most intimate violation

For the white person who wants to know how to be my friend

You just don't understand : women and men in conversation

Real men don't cry ... and other "uncool" myths

The new momism

Claiming Jezebel : black female subjectivity and sexual expressions in hip-hop

The new girls network : women, technology, and feminism

Where are the women? : the strange case of the missing feminists. When was the last time you saw one on TV?

How men have (a) sex

The myth of the sexual athlete

Reproductive rights : a disability rights issue

The impact of multiple marginalization

Uses of the erotic : the erotic as power

The transformation of family life

Bloodmothers, othermothers, and women-centered networks

Dilemmas of involved fatherhood

Man child : a black lesbian feminist's response

I am a man

What is marriage for?

Missing in interaction

"What about the boys?" : what the current debates tell us - and don't tell us - about boys in school

Conflict within the Ivory Tower

Black and female : reflections on graduate school

The "success" of welfare reform

Sixty cents to a man's dollar

Why are there no male Asian anchormen on TV?

The effects of affirmative action on other stakeholders

"Global woman"

America's dirty work : migrant maids and modern-day slavery

The globetrotting sneaker

Women, violence, and resistance

The ultimate growth industry : trafficking in women and girls

Where race and gender meet : racism, hate crimes, and pornography

Homophobia in straight men

Stopping sexual harassment : a challenge for community education

How safe is America?

Wielding masculinity inside Abu Ghraib : making feminist sense of an American military scandal

Gender in a time of holy war : fundamentalist femiphobia and post-9/11 masculinity

Masculinities of men's health : moving toward post-superman era prevention

Health, social class and African-American women

Reproductive issues are essential survival issues for the Asian-American communities

Why the precautionary principle? : a meditation on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and the breasts of mothers

Does silencio = muerte? : notes on translating the AIDS epidemic

To be poor and transgender

Statement of principles

The blow up ... a clash of realities

American Indian women : at the center of indigenous resistance in contemporary North America

Toward a new civic leadership : the Africana criminal justice project

Organizing for peace in Israel : why Israeli women want a peace movement of their own

Women's human rights : it's about time!

pt. I : Social contexts of gender. Toward Black American empowerment / Manning Marable

From nothing, a consciousness / Helen Zia

The Puerto Rican dummy and the merciful son / Martin Espada

Angry women are building : issues and struggles facing American Indian women today / Paula Gunn Allen

"J.A.P."- slapping : the politics of scapegoating / Ruth Atkin and Adrienne Rich

To be poor and transgender / Kai Wright

White privilege and male privilege : a personal account of coming to see correspondences through work in women's studies / Peggy McIntosh

Theorizing difference from multiracial feminism / Maxine Baca Zinn and Bonnie Thornton Dill

pt. II : Gender socialization. The social construction of gender / Judith Lorber

Masculinity as homophobia / Michael S. Kimmel

Boyhood, organized sports, and the construction of masculinities / Michael A. Messner

Color, hair texture and standards of beauty / Patricia Hill Collins

The myth of the Latin woman : I just met a girl named María / Judith Ortiz Cofer

He defies you still : the memoirs of a sissy / Tommi Avicolli

Growing up hidden / Linnea Due

The military as a second bar mitzvah : combat service as initiation to Zionist masculinity / Danny Kaplan

Male gender and rituals of resistance in the Palestinian intifada : a cultural politics of violence / Julie Peteet.

pt. III : Embodiment. Beauty is the beast : psychological effects of the pursuit of the perfect female body / Elayne A. Saltzberg and Joan C. Chrisler

"A way outa no way" : eating problems among African-American, Latina, and white women / Becky W. Thompson

Just walk on by : a Black man ponders his power to alter public space / Brent Staples

Taking it / Leonard Kriegel

Do you remember Me? / Barbara Macdonald

I'm not fat, I'm Latina / Christy Haubegger

The tyranny of the esthetic : surgery's most intimate violation / Martha A. Coventry

The burka and the bikini / Joan Jacobs Brumberg and Jacqueline Jackson

pt. IV : Communication. For the white person who wants to know how to be my friend / Pat Parker

Inside the world of boys : behind the mask of masculinity / William Pollack

You just don't understand : women and men in conversation / Deborah Tannen

Real men don't cry ... and other "uncool" myths / Phil W. Petrie

Danny / Nathan McCall

American Indian women : at the center of indigenous resistance in contemporary North America / M. Annette Jaimes with Theresa Halsey.

pt. V : Sexuality. How men have (a) sex / Jon Stoltenberg

The myth of the sexual athlete / Don Sabo

Using pornography / Robert Jensen

The sex experts versus Ann Landers / Barry A. Bass and Susan R. Walden

Reproductive rights : a disability rights issue / Marsha Saxton

The impact of multiple marginalization / Paula C. Rust

pt. VI : Families. The transformation of family life / Lillian B. Rubin

Bloodmothers, othermothers, and women-centered networks / Patricia Hill Collins

Dilemmas of involved fatherhood / Kathleen Gerson

Man child : a black lesbian feminist's response / Audre Lorde

I am a man / Raul E. Ybarra

Sexual dissent and the family : the Sharon Kowalski Case / Nan D. Hunter

The relationship between male-male friendship and male-female marriage : American Indian and Asian comparisons / Walter L. Williams.

pt. VII : Education. Boys and girls together ... but mostly apart : gender arrangements in elementary schools / Barrie Thorne

46. Dreams / Ann Arnett Ferguson

Conflict within the ivory tower / Ruth Sidel

Black and female : reflections on graduate school / bell hooks

Scholarly studies of men : the new field is an essential complement to women's studies / Harry Brod

pt. VIII : Paid work and unemployment. It's a family affair : women, poverty, and welfare / Randy Albelda and Chris Tilly

Sixty cents to a man's dollar / Ann Crittenden

Why are there no male asian anchormen on TV? / Ben Fong-Torres

Sharing the Shop Floor / Stan Gray

The effects of affirmative action on other stakeholders / Barbara Reskin

The globetrotting sneaker / Cynthia Enloe.

pt. IX : Violence. Women, violence and resistance / Melanie Kayle/Kantrowitz

The kid no one noticed / Jonah Blank

The ultimate growth industry : trafficking in women and girls / Jan Goodwin

Where race and gender meet : racism, hate crimes and pornography / Helen Zia

Homophobia in straight men / Terry A. Kupers

Phantom towers : feminist reflections on the battle between global capitalism and fundamentalist terrorism / Rosalind R. Petchesky

Comprehending the Afghan quagmire / Rina Amiri

Sneak attack : the militarization of U.S. culture / Cynthia Enloe

How safe is America? / Desiree Taylor

pt. X : Health and illness. Masculinities and men's health : moving toward post

superman era prevention /

Don Sabo

Health, social class and African-American women / Evelyn L. Barbee and Marilyn Little

Reproductive issues are essential survival issues for the Asian-American communities / Connie S. Chan

Why the precautionary principle? A meditation on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and the breasts of mothers / Sandra Steingraber

Does Silencio = Muerte? Notes on translating the AIDS epidemic / Rafael Campo.

pt. XI : A world that is truly Human. A world worth living in / Roberta Praeger

La Güera / Cherríe Moraga

Stopping sexual harassment : a challenge for community education / Robert L. Allen

Statement of principles / National Organization for Men Against Sexism

Disappearing acts : the state and violence against women in the twentieth century / Michelle Fine and Lois Weis

Report from Jerusalem : 'A ray of sunshine within this long winter of violence and tragedy' / Gila Svirsky

On behalf of the global campaign for women's human rights / Charlotte Bunch.