Compilation of chapters on various aspects of gender role development and cultural issues, such as a Latin American perspective, mental health, teacher socialization of girls and boys, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, voting patterns, sexual violence, the role of shame, the gender wage-gap, gender-based relationships, and parents' communication of masculinity and femininity to their children.
The writings focus on art, film, architecture, popular culture, new media and other visual fields from a feminist perspective, combining classic texts by leading feminist thinkers with polemical new pieces. Articles are grouped into thematic sections, addressing: representation: difference: disciplines/strategies: mass culture/media interventions: body: technology. Each section opens with an introduction by the editor. Amongst others: Why have there been no great women artists? / Linda Nochlin. P. 229-233