Momin Rahman is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Trent University, Canada.
Stevi Jackson is Professor of Women's Studies and Director of the Women's Studies Centre at the University of York.

Introduction.
Notes and Resources for Further Study.
Part One: The Development of Sociological Thought on Genderand Sexuality.
Chapter 1: The Trouble with 'Nature'.
Learning Outcomes.
Notes and Resources for Further Study.
Part Two: Social Structure and Inequalities.
Introduction to Part Two.
Chapter 3: Gender, Sexuality and Structural Inequality.
Chapter 4: The Idea of Patriarchy.
Chapter 5: Rethinking Gendered and Sexual Inequalities.
Learning Outcomes.
Notes and Resources for Further Study.
Part Three: Culture, Ideology and Discourse.
Introduction to Part Three.
Chapter 6: Gender and Sexuality as Cultural Constructs.
Chapter 7: Critical Perspectives on Knowledge.
Chapter 8: The Complexity of Contemporary Culture.
Learning Outcomes.
Notes and Resources for Further Study.
Part Four: Self, Identity and Agency.
Introduction to Part Four.
Chapter 9: The Socialization Paradigm and its Critics.
Chapter 10: Becoming Gendered and Sexual.
Chapter 11: Sexual Selves in Global Late Modernity.
Learning Outcomes.
Notes and Resources for Further Study.
Part 5: Conclusion.
Chapter 12: Power, Politics, Identities and Social Change.
Notes and Resources for Further Study.
Bibliography.