Gendered Lives: Global Issues

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Gendered Lives takes a regional approach to examine gender issues from an anthropological perspective with a focus on globalization and intersectionality. Chapters present contributors' ethnographic research, contextualizing their findings within four geographic regions: Latin America, the Caribbean, South Asia, and the Global North. Each regional section begins with an overview of the broader historical, social, and gendered contexts, which situate the regions within larger global linkages. These introductions also feature short project/people profiles that highlight the work of community leaders or non-governmental organizations active in gender-related issues. Each research-based chapter begins with a chapter overview and learning objectives and closes with discussion questions and resources for further exploration. This modular, regional approach allows instructors to select the regions and cases they want to use in their courses. While they can be used separately, the chapters are connected through the book's central themes of globalization and intersectionality. Contents Preface Textbook Learning Objectives Note to Instructors Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Key Concepts Learning Objectives What is Culture and Why Anthropology? What is Sex? What is Sexuality? What is Gender? Gender Ideologies Rejecting Biological Determinism Beyond the Binary Profile: Save the Girl Child Movement Masculinity Theories of Masculinities Conclusion Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Bibliography Credits Chapter 2: Key Perspectives Learning Objectives Feminism Intersectionality Colonialism, Globalization, and Gender Conclusion Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Bibliography Credits Part II: South Asia Chapter 3: South Asia: Introducing the Region Independence and Partition Caste System Current Nationalist Struggles Gender-based Violence Conclusion Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Bibliography Profile: Blank Noise: Street Actions Anddigital Interventions Against Street Sexualharassment in India Profile: Vietnam Women’s Shelter:Contradictions and Complexities Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 4: Controlling National Borders by Controlling Reproduction Gender, Nationalism, and Nepal’s Citizenship Laws Learning Objectives Citizenship in Nepal’s Historical Context Campaigning for Citizenship, 2014–2015 Citizenship in the Constitution Of 2015 Madhesi Women and Citizenship Conclusion: Gender and Citizenship in Nepal and Beyond Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 5: Understanding Caste and Kinship within Hijras, a “Third” Gender Community in India Learning Objectives Understanding Hijras Hijra Kinship The Historical Lens Discipleship-Lineage Bond Respect Livelihoods Embodiment Conclusion Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Bibliography Chapter 6: The “City” and “The Easy Life”: Work and Gender among Sherpa in Nepal Learning Objectives Work: A Driver for Women’s Development in Nepal Life in Gaun Life in the City High Expectations Versus Poor Opportunities New Problems, Creative Alternatives (Re)Questioning Work and the Emancipation of Women Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Bibliography Part III: Latin America Chapter 7: Latin America: Introducing the Region Introduction Gender and Regional Indicators Historical Context Modern Context Conclusions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Profile: The Guatemalan Women’s Group: Supporting Survivors of Gender-based Violence Introduction History Organizational History and Mission Leadership Summary Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 8: Being a Good Mexican Man by Embracing “Erectile Dysfunction” Learning Objectives Changing Masculinities in Mexico Study Site and Methods Men’s Experiences of Decreasing Erectile Function Conclusion Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 9: Intersectionality and Normative Masculinity in Northeast Brazil Learning Objectives Intersectionality and Normative Masculinity in Northeast Brazil Men’s Unemployment and Challenges to Normative Masculinity Men’s Infidelity as Compensatory Masculinity Conclusion Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 10: Mexico’s Antipoverty Program Oportunidades and the Shifting Dynamics of Citizenship for Ñuu Savi (Mixtec) Village Women Learning Objectives Ñuquii: Background and Context Maternal Citizenship in Oportunidades The Material Realities of Maternal Citizenship Conclusions Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 11: Q’eqchi’-Maya Women: Memory, Markets, and Multilevel Marketing in Guatemala Learning Objectives Gender, Status, and Capitalist Exchange Life in Cobán and San Juan Chamelco, Guatemala Q’eqchi’ Women and Gendered Status Q’eqchi’ Women in Chamelco’s Municipal Market Motivations For Market Work Marketing and Gendered Status From the Market to Herbalife Motivations for Selling Herbalife Herbalife and Q’eqchi’ Value Herbalife and Gendered Status Conclusion Review Questions Key Terms Acknowledgments Resources For Further Exploration Bibliography Part IV: The Caribbean Chapter 12: The Caribbean: Introducing the Region Colonial Era Modern Context and Independence Sexual and Gender Diversity Conclusion Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Bibliography Chapter 13: Quinceañeras: Girls’ Coming-of-Age Parties in Contemporary Havana, Cuba Learning Objectives Quince’s History: a Colonial-era Ritual on a Socialist Island Quince as a Sexual Ritual Agency, Race, and Class: The Quince as a Woman’s Ritual Conclusion Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 14: Jamaican Realities of Masculinities and Sexualities: Where Have We Come Since Michel Foucault? Learning Objectives Introduction Positionality: Masculinities and Sexualities Research as Part of Our Feminist Agenda The Jamaican Context Jamaican Male Sexualities in Popular Culture and Scholarship Foucault and the Context of Sexuality and Power Sex and Violence Sex as Pleasure and Sex With Multiple Partners Sexuality and Gender Relations Toward a Conclusion Without End Resources for Further Exploration Review Questions Key Terms Bibliography Part V: The Global North (North America and Europe) Chapter 15: The Global North: Introducing the Region The World Economy Engendering the Global North Gender in the Global North Today Gender and Sexual Violence Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Identities Patriarchy Conclusion Key Terms Bibliography Profile: Indian Rights for Indian Women:Kathleen Steinhauer, an Indigenous Activistin Canada Resources For Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 16: Mothers Acting Up Online Learning Objectives Description Of Boards Geographic Setting—virtual Or New York City? “who Are These Women?” Motherhood And Impression Management Feminism On Display Mommy Wars Discussion Review Questions Resources For Further Exploration Key Terms Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 17: Male Sex Work in Canada: Intersections of Gender and Sexuality Learning Objectives Introduction What is Sex Work? Overview of Sex Work Laws in Canada Men Who Sell Sex Reasons Why Men Sell Sex Growing Up Coming Out Sexual Abuse Substance Use Disorders Hegemonic Masculinity Stigma The Men Left Behind Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 18: Intersectionality and Muslim Women in Belgium Learning Objectives Intersectionality and Muslim Women Muslim Women in Belgium: Between Undergone Discrimination and Exerted Agency Concluding Remarks Review Questions Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Acknowledgments Bibliography Chapter 19: Fatherhood and Family Relations in Transnational Migration from Mezcala, Mexico Learning Objectives Introduction Background Transnationalism and Fatherhood Mezcala, a Village of Transnational Indigenous Migrants Young Migrant Parents: Being Fathers and Husbands Javier: The Frustration and Guilt Raul: Voluntary Return and the Negotiation of his Conjugality Pepe: Deportation and Family Separation Conclusion Key Terms Resources for Further Exploration Bibliography Contributors Index