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Gender Play

Girls and Boys in School

by Barrie Thorne, C.J. Pascoe ...

When it first appeared in 1993, Barrie Thorne’s Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School became 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 ... Read more

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When it first appeared in 1993, Barrie Thorne’s Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School became 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
... Read more
Dude, You're a Fag

Masculinity and Sexuality in High School, With a New Preface

by C. J. Pascoe ...

High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, You're a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. C. J. Pascoe's unorthodox approach analyzes masculinity as not only a ... Read more

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High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, You're a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. C. J. Pascoe's unorthodox approach analyzes masculinity as not only a
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Nice Is Not Enough

Inequality and the Limits of Kindness at American High

by C. J. Pascoe ...

This provocative story of contemporary high school argues that a shallow culture of kindness can do more lasting harm than good.Based on two years of research, Nice Is Not Enough shares striking dispatches from one high school's "regime of kindness" to underline how the culture operates as a Band-Aid on persistent inequalities. Through incisive storytelling and thoughtful engagement with students, ... Read more

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This provocative story of contemporary high school argues that a shallow culture of kindness can do more lasting harm than good.Based on two years of research, Nice Is Not Enough shares striking dispatches from one high school's "regime of kindness" to underline how the culture operates as a Band-Aid on persistent inequalities. Through incisive storytelling and thoughtful engagement with students,
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Gender Replay

On Kids, Schools, and Feminism

Edited by Freeden Blume Oeur, C. J. Pascoe ...

Series Book 10 - Critical Perspectives on Youth
Winner, 2026 Outstanding Scholarly Contribution: Edited Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association, Section on Children and YouthThe first book-length critical reception of Barrie Thorne’s classic book, Gender PlayBarrie Thorne’s Gender Play was a landmark study of the social worlds of primary school children that sparked a paradigm shift in our understanding of how kids and the ... Read more

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Winner, 2026 Outstanding Scholarly Contribution: Edited Book Award, given by the American Sociological Association, Section on Children and YouthThe first book-length critical reception of Barrie Thorne’s classic book, Gender PlayBarrie Thorne’s Gender Play was a landmark study of the social worlds of primary school children that sparked a paradigm shift in our understanding of how kids and the
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Nice is Not Enough

Inequality and the Limits of Kindness at American High

by C.J. Pascoe ...

Narrated by Emily Beresford ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

This provocative story of contemporary high school argues that a shallow culture of kindness can do more lasting harm than good.Based on two years of research, Nice Is Not Enough shares striking dispatches from one high school's "regime of kindness" to underline how the culture operates as a Band-Aid on persistent inequalities. Through incisive storytelling and thoughtful engagement with students, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This provocative story of contemporary high school argues that a shallow culture of kindness can do more lasting harm than good.Based on two years of research, Nice Is Not Enough shares striking dispatches from one high school's "regime of kindness" to underline how the culture operates as a Band-Aid on persistent inequalities. Through incisive storytelling and thoughtful engagement with students,
... Read more
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Dude, You're a Fag

Masculinity and Sexuality in High School

by C.J. Pascoe ...

Narrated by Emily Beresford ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, You're a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. C. J. Pascoe's unorthodox approach analyzes masculinity as not only a ... Read more

$19.99 USD

High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, You're a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. C. J. Pascoe's unorthodox approach analyzes masculinity as not only a
... Read more

Where the Millennials Will Take Us

A New Generation Wrestles with the Gender Structure

by Barbara J. Risman ...

Are today's young adults gender rebels or returning to tradition? In Where the Millennials Will Take Us, Barbara J. Risman reveals the diverse strategies youth use to negotiate the ongoing gender revolution. Using her theory of gender as a social structure, Risman analyzes life history interviews with a diverse set of Millennials to probe how they understand gender and how they might change it. ... Read more

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Are today's young adults gender rebels or returning to tradition? In Where the Millennials Will Take Us, Barbara J. Risman reveals the diverse strategies youth use to negotiate the ongoing gender revolution. Using her theory of gender as a social structure, Risman analyzes life history interviews with a diverse set of Millennials to probe how they understand gender and how they might change it.
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The Trans Generation

How Trans Kids (and Their Parents) Are Creating a Gender Revolution

by Travers ...

Winner, 2019 PROSE Award for Anthropology, Criminology and Sociology, presented by the Association of American PublishersA groundbreaking look at the lives of transgender children and their familiesSome “boys” will only wear dresses; some “girls” refuse to wear dresses; in both cases, as Travers shows in this fascinating account of the lives of transgender kids, these are often more than just ... Read more

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Winner, 2019 PROSE Award for Anthropology, Criminology and Sociology, presented by the Association of American PublishersA groundbreaking look at the lives of transgender children and their familiesSome “boys” will only wear dresses; some “girls” refuse to wear dresses; in both cases, as Travers shows in this fascinating account of the lives of transgender kids, these are often more than just
... Read more
Chasing Rainbows: Exploring Gender Fluid Parenting Practices

by Fiona Joy Green ...

Explore the evolving landscape of gender-fluid parenting. This collection delves into the complexities and rewards of raising children beyond traditional gender norms, offering insights for parents, educators, and anyone interested in fostering a more inclusive world.Chasing Rainbows examines the challenges and triumphs of feminist parenting, gender expression, and social justice within families. ... Read more

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Explore the evolving landscape of gender-fluid parenting. This collection delves into the complexities and rewards of raising children beyond traditional gender norms, offering insights for parents, educators, and anyone interested in fostering a more inclusive world.Chasing Rainbows examines the challenges and triumphs of feminist parenting, gender expression, and social justice within families.
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All About the Girl

Culture, Power, and Identity

Edited by Anita Harris ...

This groundbreaking collection offers a complicated portrait of girls in the 21st Century. These are the riot grrls and the Spice Girls, the good girls and the bad girls who are creating their own "girl" culture and giving a whole new meaning to "grrl" power. Featuring provocative essays from leaders in the field like Michelle Fine, Angela McRobbie, Valerie Walkerdine, Nancy Lesko, Niobe Way and ... Read more

$67.99 USD

This groundbreaking collection offers a complicated portrait of girls in the 21st Century. These are the riot grrls and the Spice Girls, the good girls and the bad girls who are creating their own "girl" culture and giving a whole new meaning to "grrl" power. Featuring provocative essays from leaders in the field like Michelle Fine, Angela McRobbie, Valerie Walkerdine, Nancy Lesko, Niobe Way and
... Read more
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Clashes and Confrontations

by Dawn Abt-Perkins, Ruth Balf, Matthew Brown, Jacqueline Deal, Elizabeth Dutro, Kimberly Adilia Helmer, Stephanie Jones, Elham Kazemi, Aaron Kuntz, Kysa Nygreen, Eileen Carlton Parsons, Steven Wall, Victoria Whitefield, Melanie Shoffner ...

The authors in this edited volume reflect on their experiences with culturally relevant pedagogy_as students, as teachers, as researchers_and how these experiences were often at odds with their backgrounds and/or expectations. Each of the authors speaks to the complexity and difficulty in attempting to address students' cultures, create learning experiences with relevance to their lives and ... Read more

$46.99 USD

The authors in this edited volume reflect on their experiences with culturally relevant pedagogy_as students, as teachers, as researchers_and how these experiences were often at odds with their backgrounds and/or expectations. Each of the authors speaks to the complexity and difficulty in attempting to address students' cultures, create learning experiences with relevance to their lives and
... Read more
Queering Elementary Education

Advancing the Dialogue about Sexualities and Schooling

by Kathy Bickmore, Perry Brass, Betsy Cahill, Kevin Colleary, Greg Curran, Barbara Danish, James Earl Davis, Kate Evans, Karen Glasgow, Pat Hulsebosch, Kevin Jennings0, Gigi Kaeser1, James R. King2, Rita Kissen3, Mari E. Koerner4, Kevin K. Kumashiro5, Glorianne Leck6, William J. Letts IV7, Rita M. Marinoble9, Gregory Martinez0, Wayne Martino1, Margaret Mulhern2, Sharon Murphy3, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli4, Eric Rofes5, Daniel Ryan6, Mara Sapon-Shevin7, Jennifer Jasinski Schneider8, Rachel Theilheimer9, LisaWeems.0 ...

Series series Curriculum, Cultures, and (Homo)Sexualities Series
Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. It's not part of a sinister stratagem in the “gay agenda.” Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal intelligence, and foster critical consciousness.Queer elementary classrooms are those where ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. It's not part of a sinister stratagem in the “gay agenda.” Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal intelligence, and foster critical consciousness.Queer elementary classrooms are those where
... Read more

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