Written by leading gender communication scholars Julia T. Wood and Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, GENDERED LIVES: COMMUNICATION, GENDER, & CULTURE, 13e, provides an engaging introduction to the field, equipping students with the tools, knowledge and insight to think critically about gender and society. The authors draw from the latest theories, research and pragmatic information as they demonstrate the multiple--and often interactive--ways that a person's views of masculinity and femininity are shaped within contemporary culture. Extremely student friendly, the text uses a conversational, first-person...