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Gender Theory

Gender Theory is a critical theoretical framework that analyzes the social construction, performance, and political implications of gender identities and relations, distinguishing itself from other sociocultural theories through its focus on gender as a primary axis of power, subjectivity, and systemic inequality.

10.9K

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877.9K

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13.8K

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3K

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10.9K

Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity

Mary McIntosh, Judith Butler · Feminist Review · 1991 · 28.1K citations

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In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development.

Miriam M. Johnson, Carol Gilligan · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1983 · 11.2K citations

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In A Different Voice: Psychological Theory And Women's Development

Gilligan, Carol Carol · 1982 · 10.9K citations

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Hegemonic Masculinity

Raewyn Connell, James W. Messerschmidt · Gender & Society · 2005 · 8.9K citations · Full text

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Doing Gender

Candace West, Don H. Zimmerman · Gender & Society · 1987 · 8.6K citations

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Authors

13.8K

  1. JH
    Jeff Hearn

    University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

    28 publications · 3.6K citations

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  2. AH
    Alice H. Eagly

    Northwestern University, United States

    24 publications · 7.4K citations

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  3. RC
    Raewyn Connell

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    23 publications · 11.9K citations

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  4. SW
    Sylvia Walby

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 3.2K citations

    18

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  5. BF
    Becky Francis

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

3K

  1. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    40 h-index

    83 publications

    9.1K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    39 h-index

    85 publications

    9.3K citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    39 h-index

    62 publications

    11.9K citations

  4. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    38 h-index

    78 publications

    6.8K citations

  5. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    36 h-index

    90 publications

    8.7K citations

  6. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    35 h-index

    72 publications

    6.5K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    34 h-index

    65 publications

    6K citations

  8. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    33 h-index

    71 publications

    4.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 312 publications · 56.1K citations

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  2. Gender & Society

    149 publications · 49.3K citations

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  3. Gender Work and Organization

    220 publications · 17.8K citations

    70

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  4. Sex Roles

    212 publications · 16.4K citations

    68

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  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    145 publications · 34.1K citations

    65

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