Gender in a transitional era : changes and challenges / Edited by Amanda R. Martinez and Lucy J. Miller.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-294) and index.

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Introduction: Gender in a Transitional Era / Amanda R. Martinez and Lucy J. Miller -- Section I: Parental Identities, Advice, and Self-Help -- Chapter 1: Are You Managing it All? Just Read This: Working Mothers Search for Work-Life Balance through Therapeutic Discourse and Self-Help Texts / Katherine J. Denker -- Chapter 2: Valuing Work, Valuing Family: A Comparison of "Balance" Discourse Targeting Mothers and Fathers / Elizabeth Fish Hatfield -- Chapter 3: Mommy Bloggers: Who They Are, What They Write About, and How They Are Shaping Motherhood in the Twenty-First Century / Brittney D. Lee and Lynne M. Webb -- Section II: Gender Performances and Role Expectations in Media -- Chapter 4: Masculinity and the American Dream in American Dreams / Art Herbig -- Chapter 5: Isn't that Bromantic? Rearticulating Male Emotionality and Homosocial Intimacy in Hollywood's BromCom / Ryan Castillo and Ashley N. Mack -- Chapter 6: Cattiness as Credibility in Neoliberalism / Krista McQueeney and Kim Hong Nguyen -- Section III: (Inter)Acting Within Organizational and Social Spaces -- Chapter 7: Sacralizing the Politics of Visibility: Coming Out, Spirituality, and Gay Clergy / Leland G. Spencer -- Chapter 8: Disciplining the Transgender Body: Transgender Microaggressions in a Transitional Era / Lucy J. Miller -- Chapter 9: Emerging Adults' Casual Sexual Involvements and the Ideal Worker Norm / Kendra Knight and Benjamin Wiedmaier -- Chapter 10: Computer-Mediated Leadership and Disciplinary Action: Using New Technology to Dismantle the Social Stereotypes and Gender Performances that Invade Face-to-Face Communication / Ashley K. Barrett and David W. Schlueter -- Section IV: Tensions and Negotiations on Politics, Health, & Feminism(s) -- Chapter 11: "War on Women": Democrats' Interpretations of Messages Regarding Women's Health at the 2012 Democratic National Convention / Jillian A. Tullis and Margaret M. Quinlan -- Chapter 12: Savvy and Susceptible: Diverse American Women Discuss Beauty, Body Image, and Identity in Media / Amanda R. Martinez -- Chapter 13: Reclaiming Connections: Constructing a Web-of-Feminisms / Debbie S. Dougherty and Katherine J. Denker.

Gender in a Transitional Era addresses a range of issues relevant in current gender and sexuality studies scholarship which span many disciplines. The contributors prioritize the critical thinking that continues to support the notion that we, as a society, still have a ways to go toward full gender equality in all spheres of life. This collection positions marginal voices at the center of complex gender issues in today{u2019}s society. Broad thematic topic areas include parental identities, advice, and self-help; gender performances and role expectations in media; interacting within organizational and social spaces; and tensions and negotiations on politics, health, and feminisms. Though there is still much work to be done concerning an array of gender equality issues, scholars in this collection interrogate a transitional era of gender in which changes are evident, yet challenges persist. --Provided by publisher.

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