
Myra Marx Ferree
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Ferree's research focuses on comparison of German and US politics; especially in regard to gender. Most recent themes include COVID politics and masculinity; the association of American and German parties with gender representation and gendered issues; and right-wing uses of demographic change to stir anxiety about gender. Ferree is also a local affiliate of the Harvard Center for European Studies and has worked with Hong Kong Baptist University's Department of Social Work on intersectionality as an approach.
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Provides an introduction to the sociology of gender. Answers questions students usually bring to the course in readable chapters that are packed with the most up-to-date scholarship available. Uses memorable examples mined from pop culture, history, psychology, biology, and everyday life to truly engage students in the study of gender and spark interest in sociological perspectives.