Gender and Close Relationships

Born into a gendered world gender affects virtually all of our close relationships. How we interact with one another during each stage of a relationship is influenced by the volatile and sometimes divisive role that gender plays in our lives. Gender and Close Relationships is an exploration into the current world of gendered interaction and the ways in which gender influences how others perceive and treat us. This timely and comprehensive discussion demonstrates clearly how societies construct and create gendered relationships but also suggests how non-traditional close relationships may strengthen or make irrelevant gender-linked behavior. While framed within a solid scholarship the authorsÆ presentation style is accessible engaging and practical. This book is ideal for students as well as academics researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology gender studies interpersonal communication and family studies. Gender and Close Relationships will also provide the interested lay reader with a deeper understanding of how being gender-identified may influence the quality quantity and content of our relationships.