{"product_id":"gender-play-boys-and-girls-in-school-9781978838253","title":"Gender Play: Boys and Girls in School","description":"When it first appeared in 1993, Barrie Thorne's \u003ci\u003eGender Play: Girls and Boys in School \u003c\/i\u003ebecame an instant classic in the budding fields of feminist sociology and childhood studies. Through detailed first-hand observations of fourth and fifth graders at play, she investigated questions like: Why do girls and boys tend to self-segregate in the schoolyard? What can playful teasing and ritualized games like \"cooties\" and \"chase and kiss\" teach us about how children perform gendered identities? And how do children articulate their own conceptions of gender, distinct from those proscribed by the adult world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A detailed and perceptive ethnography told with compassion and humor, \u003ci\u003eGender Play \u003c\/i\u003eimmerses readers in the everyday lives of a group of working-class children to examine the social interactions that shape their gender identities. This new Rutgers Classic edition of \u003ci\u003eGender Play \u003c\/i\u003econtains an introduction from leading sociologists of gender Michael A. Messner and Raewyn Connell that places Thorne's innovative research in historical context. It also includes a new afterword by one of Thorne's own students, acclaimed sociologist C.J. Pascoe, reflecting on both the lasting influence of Thorne's work and the ways that American children's understandings of gender have shifted in the past thirty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBARRIE THORNE\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emerita of Sociology and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. She is a former Vice President of the American Sociological Association and served for ten years as the US editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eChildhood\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2022, she received the American Sociological Association's Jessie Bernard Award for lifelong achievement in opening sociology to the role of women in society. Her many books include \u003ci\u003eFeminist Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Family\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL A. MESSNER\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emeritus of sociology\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eat the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is the author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eSome Men: Feminist Allies and the Movement to End Violence Against Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing of the Wild Suburb: A Memoir of Fathers, Sons and Guns\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNo Slam Dunk: Gender, Sport and the Unevenness of Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e (Rutgers University Press). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRAEWYN CONNELL\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emerita of sociology at the University of Sydney and the author of fifteen books, including \u003ci\u003eMaking the Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGender and Power\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMasculinities\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCJ PASCOE \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of sociology at the University of Oregon where she teaches courses on sexuality, education, social psychology, and inequality. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eNice is Not Enough: Inequality and the Limits of Kindness at American High\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919560675602,"sku":"9781978838253","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c0916f5-b778-488f-accd-013814038e85.jpg?v=1738898776","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gender-play-boys-and-girls-in-school-9781978838253","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}