Gender Stratification
Sexism and Patriarchy
Gender Inequality around the World
Gender Inequality in the United States

Sources of Gender Differences
Gender and Biology
Gender and Culture
Gender Identities

Sociological Perspectives on Gender Stratification
The Functionalist Perspective
The Conflict Perspective
The Interactionist Perspective
The Feminist Perspective
Box 8.1 Social Inequalities: For Gender Equality, It Matters Where You Live
Box 8.2 Doing Social Research: How Many People Get Raped?
Box 8.3 Students Doing Sociology: “There’s a Totally Cute Girl Smoking a ——ing Cigar!”