Part I: Explanations of gender
Ordained by nature: biology constructs the sexes
Spanning the world: Cross-cultural constructions of gender
"So, that explains it": Psychological perspectives on gender development
Inequality and difference: the social construction of gender relations
Part 2: Gendered identities, gendered institutions
Part 3: Gendered interactions
Gendered intimacies: Friendship and love
The gender of violence – Epilogue: A degendered society?.