Gender, School and Society

This book is designed in accordance with the latest syllabus prescribed by NCTE and Tamilnadu Teachers Education University, Chennai. The first unit brings to light the importance of gender role in society and distinguishes between sex and gender. The second unit focuses on gender identity and socialisation processes. The succeeding unit expounds the representation of gender roles in school textbooks and how to integrate gender studies content in curriculum. The fourth unit concentrates on violence on safety of girls and women and the role of education in preventing sexual abuse and violence. The fifth unit dwells upon the representation of gender role as depicted in mass media. The next unit deals with the ways and means of ensuring gender equality. The last two units enumerate the measures for promoting women empowerment and specify the schemes for the welfare of transgender. This book will be of immense use for the students of B.Ed., and M.Ed., courses besides providing probing insight to the research scholars in the field of education and sociology. Above all, this book will serve as a handbook for the teachers at various levels of our educational system as well as the professionals in the field of social welfare. It is hoped that this book will receive wide acclaim from students, research scholars and teachers at all levels.