Textbooks:
 
The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race, Sex and Gender, Social Class, and
Sexual Orientation (2006) K.E. Rosenblum and T.C. Travis, McGraw-Hill, Boston.

The Male Experience (1989) 2nd Ed by J.A. Doyle, Wm C. Brown Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa.
This text is helpful in reviewing the men's movement.

     Journal Articles:
 
===========Optional reading on men's issues============

"Confronting woman-bashing in the mens' movement." By G. Slacks, April 2008.
 
"Development and testing of a new version of the Hypermasculinity Index" By J. Peters, C.
Nason, and M. Turner, Sept 2007.
 
"Teasing among college men and women" By S. Beck, S.E. Clabaugh, R.A. Clark, M.C.
Kosovski, R.Daar, V. Hefner, T. Kmetz, S. McDaniel, L. Miller, C. Moriarty, Z. Qian, S. Raja,
M. Ramey, and R. Suri, June 2007.

"Masculinities in teen magazines: the good, the bad, the ugly."
By  D.T. Prusank, Spring 2007

"A review of research on masculinity ideologies using the male role norms inventory." By R.F.
Levant and K. Richmond, Spring 2007.
 
"Characteristics of Callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men." By D. Hines, J. Brown, and E. Dunning, Feb 2007

"Men's likely responses to clinical depression: what are they and do masculinity norms predict
them?" By J.R. Majalik and A.B. Rochlen, Dec 2006
 
"Husband abuse: Equality with a vengence?" By J.C. Minaker and L. Snider, 2006.
 
"Cross-cultural validity of the masculine and feminine gender role stress scales." By S. Well, A.M.
Kolk, and W.A. Arrindell, 2005

"Gender role conflict and the disidentification process: Two case studies on fragile masculine self." By C. Blazina, Winter 2004

"Why are men more likely to support group-based dominance than women? The mediating role of gender indentification." By M. Dambrun, S. Duarte,a nd S. Guimond, 2004

"Primary school boys' identity formation and the male role model: an exploration of sexual identity
and gender identitiy in the UK through attachment theory." By A. Martin, Nov 2003.

"Signs of masculinism in an 'Uneasy' place: advertising for 'Big Brothers'." J. Hopkins, Mar 2000
 
 
"The problem with the men's rights movement." By J. Bambenek.
 
======Optional reading women and misc. issues==================

"Life course transitions and housework: marriage, parenthood, and time on housework" By J.
Baxter, B. Hewitt, and M. Haynes, May 2008

"The Performance of Desire: Gender and Sexual Negotiation in Long-term Marriages." By S. Elliott and O. Umberson, May 2008

"Women's Erotic Rape Fantasies: An evaluation of theory and research." By J.W. Critelli and J.M.Bivona 2008

"Til marriage do us part: Adult children's relationships with their parents." By N. Sarkisian and N.
Gerste;, May 2008

"Performing gender in the workplace." By J. Lester, Apr 2008

"Womens' scores on the Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales (SIS/SES): gender similarities
and differences." By D. Carpenter, E. Janssen, C. Graham, H. Vorst, and J. Wicherts, Feb 2008.

"Bodacious Berry, Potency Wood and the Aging Monster: Gender and age relations in anti-aging ads." By T. Calasanti Sep 2007

"Divorce and adult psychological well-being: Clarifying the role of gender and child age." By K. Willimas and A. Dunne-Bryant, Dec 2006

"Factors that shape young people's sexual behavior: a sysstematic review." By C. Marston and E. King, Nov 2006

"Women's experience of premenstrual syndrome: a case of silencing the self." J. Perz and J.M. Ussher, Nov 2006

"Girlie Girls and Manly Men: Children's stigma consciousness of gender in sports and physical activities." By D.L. Schmlaz and D.L. Kerstetter, 2006

"Social relations and cognitive development: The influence of conversation type and
representations of gender." By C. Psaltis and G. Duveen, 2006.

"Gender Differences in the Impact of Family of Origin Violence on Perpetrators of Domestic Violence." P. Kernsmith, Feb 2006

"University Student Beleifs about Sex: Men vs. Women." By D. Knox, M. Zusman, and A. McNeely, 2005

"Gender and the End of Empire." G. Halsall, Winter 2004

"Adolescent Girl's Body-Narratives: Learning to desire and create a 'Fashionable Image'." By K. Olover, Winter 1999

 
==========abstracts only===============
 
"Preceptions of children's parental preferences in lesbian two-mother households." By A.
Goldberg, J.B. Downing, and C.C. Sauck, May 2008
 
"The decison to remain in an involuntary celibate relationship." By D.A. Donnelly and E.O.
Burgess, May 2008
 
"Together but not 'together': Trajectories of relationship suspension for low-income unmarried
parents." By K.M. Roy, N. Buckmiller, A. McDowell, Apr 2008.
 
"Intimate partner violence and cigarette smoking: Association between smoking risk and
psychological abuse with and without co-occurance of physical and sexual abuse." By H. Jun,
J.W. Rich-Edwards, R. Boynton-Jarrett, and R.J. Wright, Mar 2008

"Depression" By S.S. Williamson, Winter/Spring 2008

"Stereotypical portrayals of emotionality in news photos." By S. Rodgers, L.J. Kenix, and E. Thorson, Winter 2007

"Maternal gambling, parenting, and child behavioral functioning in Native American families." By S. Momper and A.P. Jackson, Dec 2007 

"Gender equity in the academic labor market: an analysis of academic disciplines.: By P. Umbach, Mar 2007 

"Noticing gender (or not) in disasters." By J. Seager, Winter 2005/2006.

"Thank heaven for little girls: 'Girl Heaven' and the commercial context of feminine childhood." By R. Russell and M. Tyler, Aug 2002

"Why masculine gender studies? Education, cirriculum, and masculine gender construction." J.
Gagne