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Introduction. Opening the Conversation. PART ONE: CONCEPTUALFOUNDATIONS. 1.The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture.Communication, Gender, and Culture as an Area of Study. The Meaning of Genderin a Transitional Era. Relationships Among Gender, Culture, andCommunication. Summary. Discussion Questions. 2. Theoretical Approaches toGender Development. Theories in Everyday Life. Theoretical Approaches toGender. Summary. Discussion Questions. 3. The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender:Women's, Men's, and Gender Movements in America. Women's Movements. Men'sMovements. Other Movements Focused on Gender. Summary. Discussion Questions.4. Gendered Verbal Communication. The Nature of Human Communication. VerbalCommunication Expresses Cultural Views of Gender. Gendered Interaction:Masculine and Feminine Styles of Verbal Communication. Summary. DiscussionQuestions. 5. Gendered Nonverbal Communication. Functions of NonverbalCommunication. Forms of Nonverbal Communication. Implications of GenderedNonverbal communication. Summary. Discussion Questions. PART TWO: GENDEREDCOMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE. 6. Gendered Family Dynamics. Entering a GenderedSociety. Gendering Communication in the Family. The Personal Side of theGender Drama. Summary. Discussion Questions. 7. Gendered Close Relationships.The Meaning of Personal Relationships. Gendered Friendships. RomanticRelationships. Summary. Discussion Questions. 8. Gendered Education:Communication in School Settings. The Organization of Schools. CurricularContent. Educational Processes. Summary Discussion Questions. 9. GenderedOrganizational Communication. Institutional Stereotypes of Women and Men.Stereotypes of Professional Communication. Gendered Communication Systems inOrganizations. Efforts to Redress Gendered Inequity in Institutions. Summary.Discussion Questions. 10. Gendered Media: The Influence of Media in Views ofGender. The Prevalence of Media in Cultural Life. Themes in Media. Bias inNews Coverage. Implications of Media Representations of Gender. Summary.Discussion Questions. 11. Gendered Power and Violence. The SocialConstruction of Gendered Violence. The Many Faces of Gendered Violence.Social Foundations of Gendered Violence. Resisting Gendered Violence: WhereDo We Go From Here? Summary. Discussion Questions. Epilogue: LookingBackward, Looking Forward. The Cultural Construction and Reconstruction ofGender. Looking Backward, Looking forward. (Part contents.)