Exploring changes in gender divisions and gender identities in Britain since the Second World War, this book situates the issues in their economic and political context. It assesses theoretical developments in the sociological study of gender, provides an overview of empirical research on gender in modern Britain, and locates the British experience in its global position.

• 1: Theorizing Gender


• 2: Gender at Work


• 3: Families and Households


• 4: Gendered Parenting


• 5: Schooling - it's a Girl's World


• 6: Young Men and the Crisis of Masculinity


• 7: Sexuality, Power and Gender


• 8: Gendering Politics


• 9: Britain in International Context

Nickie Charles is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and International Development at the University of Wales, Swansea