Gender on Campus: Issues for College Women

by Sharon Gmelch

Book Overview

Gender on Campus is the first book to combine solid analyses of the broad range of gender issues for women in college with realistic approaches to heighten awareness and alleviate problems. Written for students, the book first clarifies the concept of feminism and then examines gender dynamics in a variety of settings and contexts-from the classroom to the sports field and from language to social life. Sharon Gmelch probes sexism, racism, and homophobia on campus and surveys the special issues facing diverse women students. The book also addresses issues relating to body image and sexuality. Its final chapters analyze the role gender continues to play after college-in the media, workplace, and politics. After a thorough discussion of a topic, each chapter concludes with possibilities for action ("What You Can Do") as well as a selected bibliography of books, videos, and organizations that students can consult. Gender on Campus is an invaluable resource for students, parents, and administrators, as well as an excellent text for women's studies courses.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813525217
• ISBN13: 9780813525211
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Essential reading for you and your college-bound daughter

Written by an accomplished and well-published anthropologist, Gender on Campus, covers both academic and practical ground. It is at once a manual for college students, especially women, looking for guidance in gender relations on campus; as well as a solid academic treatment of social sexual relations on campuses. Sharon Gmelch is a former director of women's studies at a liberal arts campus. She writes from experience as well as with the studied eye of a professional anthropologist.

Don't let your daughter leave for college without this book!

Sharon Gmelch's book is the perfect mix of academic insight into gender relations on campuses today with advice to students seeking to benefit from the college experience fully. This very well organized book is both a manual for students, as well as a useful resource in gender studies, women's studies and other college classrooms. Written by a well-known anthropologist, the book is both a field study and a practical guide. Each chapter, on topics like eating, dating, sports, the gendered classroom, ends with practical hints on how to seek advice or get help if you face difficulties in college. Parents should read it, and it definitely should be included in the suitcase of every college student, both male and female, setting off to college.