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Designed Specifically To Accompany A Number Of Gender Studies Textbooks (gendered Worlds By Aulette And Wittner; Sex, Gender And Sexuality By Ferber, Holcomb And Wentling, The Gendered Society By Kimmel, The Sociology Of Gender By Kramer And Beutel) Offered By Oxford University Press, Now Playing Uses A Medium That Is Interactive, Familiar And Easily Accessible To Show How Key Gender Studies Concepts Play Out In A Variety Of Contexts. Integrating Nearly 100 Scenes And Descriptions From Films And Television Shows, This Resource Includes Scenes Ranging From The First Wives' Club To Mean Girls To The Avengers. Each Entry Addresses A Particular Concept In Gender Studies, Includes A Brief Synopsis And Is Followed By Discussion Questions.