Background
Thorne, Barrie was born on May 22, 1942 in Logan, Utah, United States. Daughter of David Wynne and Alison (Comish) Thorne.
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By Barrie Thorne - Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School (5/28/02)
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Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School
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Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School (Studies of Great Texts in Science) by Barrie Thorne (1993-03-01)
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Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School (Studies of Great Texts in Science)
( Thorne, a professor of sociology at the University of S...)
Thorne, a professor of sociology at the University of Southern California, offers her insightful observations of elementary school students in class and at play. Though, as she admits, her status as an adult and an observer may have affected what happened around her, Thorne presents a fascinating account of how children divide themselves--and how others divide them--along gender lines. Breaking students into teams for contests and the eternal game of "cooties" (a contamination attributed more often to girls than boys) reveal much about the microcosm that these students inhabit, and an extensive look at the tomboy, both in literature and in life, compares her ambiguity (sometimes an insult, sometimes a compliment) to the negative attitudes often elicited by gender-crossing in the other direction. Thorne argues convincingly against the theories of scholars like Deborah Tannen and Carol Gilligan that boys and girls have different "cultures," and she attempts to discourage "gender antagonism." A final section offers concrete steps for teachers to take in forming the attitudes--about gender and other topics--of coming generations.
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- Rethinking The Family: Some Feminist Questions (This revised edition of the 1982 classic features eight n...)
Barrie Thorne
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Bachelor in Anthropology, Stanford University, 1964; Master of Arts in Sociology, Brandeis U., 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Brandeis U., 1971.
Career
From assistant professor to professor sociology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1971-1987; Streisand professor gender studies and sociology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1987-1995; professor sociology and women's studies, University of California, Berkeley, since 1995. Consultant American Association of University Women, Washington, 1993-1996.
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Rethinking The Family: Some Feminist Questions
(This revised edition of the 1982 classic features eight n...)
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Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School (Studies of Great Texts in Science)
( Thorne, a professor of sociology at the University of S...)
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Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School (Studies of Great Texts in Science) by Barrie Thorne (1993-03-01)
(Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)
- By Barrie Thorne - Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School (5/28/02)
- Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School
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Rethinking The Family: Some Feminist Questions
Membership
Member National Organization for Women, American Sociological Association (Vice-President 1993-1994), Society for Study of Social Problems (board directors 1987-1990), Sociologists for Women in Society (chair social issues 1973-1976, Outstanding Mentor 1993), National Women's Studies Association, International Sociological Association, Sociological Research Association, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
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Married Peter Lyman, November 17, 1970;children: Andrew L. Thorne-Lyman, Abigail L. Thorne-Lyman.
