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Introduction to Gender Studies
Katie Coleman · College of the Canyons
In the contents: 02: Sex and Gender- What's the Difference · 2.02: Gender Views Revisited · 2.03: Cultural Diversity and Gender Norms
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Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies
Colleen Clemens · The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) · 2023
Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (2023) is an eTextbook designed to provide an introduction to the fields of Women’s Studies and Gender Studies for students taking introductory courses. The textbook touches on a variety of subjects including gender theories, feminisms, intersectionality, equity, and activism. Chapters contain questions to consider and list of suggested readings by theorists and activists. This multimedia eTextbook incorporates videos and podcasts to create a rich introductory experience for students.
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Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Kang, Lessard, & Heston · University of Massachusett Amherst
In the contents: 01: An Introduction to Women Gender Sexuality Studies - Grounding Theoretical Frameworks and Concepts · 2.02: Gender and Sex Transgender and Intersex · 2.08: The SexGenderSexuality System
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Introduction to Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Emily Pain · Grand Rapids Community College
In the contents: 03: Variation in Sex Gender and Sexuality · 07: The Sex Gender Sexuality System · 22: Gender and Sexual Violence
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The Psychology of Gender
Suzanne Valentine-French and Martha Lally · College of Lake County
In the contents: 1.01: Module 1 What is the Psychology of Gender · 1.02: Module 2 How Do We Study Gender · 1.03: Module 3 What are the Effects of Chromosomes and Hormones on Gender
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Introduction to Human Sexuality
Emerson Wolfe and Ericka Goerling · Portland Community College
In the contents: 1.05: Gender
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Sociology of Gender - An Equity Lens
Nora Karena, Heidi Esbensen, and Dana Pertermann · Open Oregon
In the contents: 01: Gender as a Sociological Concept · 1.04: Applying Sociology to the Study of Gender · 1.05: Why Study Sociology of Gender
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Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
Deborah P. Amory et al. · Milne Publishing
In the contents: 7.01: Chapter 12- A Practical Guide for LGBTQ Studies
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The Psychology of Gender
Alexis Bridley, Kristy McRaney, and Lee Daffin · Washington State University
In the contents: 1.01: Module 1- Foundations of A Psychology of Gender · 1.02: Module 2 Studying Gender Using the Scientific Method · 2.01: Module 3 Gender Through a Social Psychological Lens
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Global Women's Issues Women in the World Today
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We cannot solve global challenges unless women participate fully in efforts to find solutions. Female participation in the private sector is a crucial economic driver for societies worldwide. Economic security benefits every facet of a woman’s life, with positive effects on the health, education and vitality of families. Learn about women who are changing their societies for the better.
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Gendered Lives: Global Issues
Nadine T. Fernandez and Katie Nelson Eds. · LibreTexts
In the contents: 2.02: Controlling National Borders by Controlling Reproduction- Gender Nationalism and Nepals Citizenship Laws · 2.03: Understanding Caste and Kinship within Hijras a Third Gender Community in India · 2.04: The City and The Easy Life- Work and Gender among Sherpa in Nepal
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Global Femicide: Indigenous Women and Girls Torn from Our Midst
Brenda Anderson, Shauneen Pete, Wendee Kubik, and Mary Rucklos-Hampton · University of Regina
This book underscores the common, interlocking effects of racism and sexism on Indigenous women. Family members, scholars and researchers, artists, activists and policy-makers provide their decade-long perspectives, providing testimony and evidence that sexualized and racialized violence is not only a product of historic colonization but continues to manifest in entrenched systems of colonization and global femicide. The analysis and the heart of all the authors is generously shared.
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Resisting Gender Violence
Susan Shaw; Xosé Santos; Jayamala Mayilsamy; Kamalaveni Veni · Oregon State University · 2026
Gender violence occurs within every country and cultural context, affecting women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ people of all racial, ethnic, religious, socioeconomic, ability, and age groups. Gender violence is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world. With contributing authors from across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, Resisting Gender Violence represents a truly global perspective.
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Sociology of Gender: An Equity Lens
Heidi Esbensen; Dana Pertermann; Nora Karena · 2025
Sociology of Gender is an introductory textbook suitable for students of sociology and women, gender, and sexuality.
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Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion
Deirdre Maultsaid; Brianna Doyle; Celine Wai Shan Li; Gregory John · Kwantlen Polytechnic University · 2023
This Open Education resource, “Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition”, includes valuable cases for student use on issues of discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion and general social issues in the workplace. Included are cases for discussion on workplace scenarios as follows: homophobia; working with Indigenous communities; oil and gas pipelines and the family ranch; invisible disabilities; employee anxiety; safety for women, transgender women and non-binary people; and the bullying of new immigrants and refugees. The critical events portrayed in the cases are realistic and emotional, and most feature the experiences of under-represented and marginalized people. These thoughtful, contemporary cases pose ethical dilemmas about social issues that encourage post-secondary students and instructors to have stimulating, inclusive, and compassionate discussions. Inspired by input from post-secondary students and authored by students and people who are usually under-represented in education material, this resource is designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, business, healthcare, science, agriculture, environmental studies, Indigenous studies, land use studies, law and more. Each case is supplemented with modifiable discussion prompts, notes for teaching strategies, and a short reading list.
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Sexuality, the Self, and Society
Susan Rahman; Nathan Bowman; Dahmitra Jackson · Susan Rahman · 2022
Content included in Sexuality, the Self, and Society is aligned with the typical scope for an introductory, interdisciplinary Human Sexuality Textbook. It is written to be a complete text for a semester length course but could be used, in part, reorganized, or edited in true OER fashion. It is meant to be accessible, relevant, and inclusive. It also will not remain static meaning that the author will continue to update periodically and those who adopt may do so as they see fit.
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Introduction to Human Sexuality
Erika Goerling; Emerson Wolfe · Open Oregon Educational Resources · 2022
This is an introductory human sexuality textbook.
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Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach
Deborah Amory; Sean Massey; Jennifer Miller; Allison Brown · State University of New York Press · 2022
Designed for an introductory course, this textbook takes a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of LGBTQ+ issues that helps students grasp core concepts through a variety of different perspectives. Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies offers accessible, academically sound information on a wide range of topics, including history, culture, and Queer Theory; an exploration of LGBTQ+ relationships, families, parenting, health, and education; and how to conduct research on LGBTQ+ topics. The book explores LGBTQ+ issues from the ancient world to contemporary global perspectives. Employing an intersectional analysis, the textbook highlights how sexuality and gender are simultaneously experienced and constructed through other structures of inequality and privilege, such as race and class. The text supports multiple learning styles by integrating visual elements, multimedia resources, discussion and project prompts, and resources for further research throughout the textbook.
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Gendered Lives: Global Issues
Nadine Fernandez; Katie Nelson · Milne Open Textbooks · 2021
A gender studies textbook that takes an anthropological approach. 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.
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The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: An Introduction
Kyle Morgan; Meg Rodriguez · Humboldt State University Press · 2020
The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: An Introduction is a peer-reviewed chronological survey of the LGBTQ fight for equal rights from the turn of the 20th century to the early 21st century. Illustrated with historical photographs, the book beautifully reveals the heroic people and key events that shaped the American LGBTQ rights movement. The book includes personal narratives to capture the lived experience from each era, as well as details of essential organizations, texts, and court cases that defined LGBTQ activism and advocacy.