《语言与文化读本：社会性别》秉承“社会性别”视角和跨学科原则，按照“呈现经验—提出问题—理论化—目标及行动”的逻辑顺序，在JSTOR数据库节选了篇幅较短（2 500单词左右）、易于理解的英文文章，形成一个适合大学英语四级及以上英语水平的学习者的读本。编者在每单元阅读文章前提供导读，既解释本单元关键概念，也简介了主要内容。单元后的练习旨在让读者复习关键概念，并理论联系实际分析现实生活中的案例。

第一单元性别与好莱坞(1)
导读男性白人化的好莱坞(1)
Contemporary Hollywood masculinity and the doubleprotagonist film(4)
Gender in Hollywood’s Orient(10)
Masculinity in U. S. film: a changing picture(16)
思考练习(21)
第二单元性别与大众媒体(22)
导读隐形的监牢：性别与大众媒体(22)
Gendered media: the influence of media on view of gender(25)
The objectification of women in mass media(31)
Drawing politics in pink and blue(37)
思考练习(43)
第三单元性别与语言(45)
导读神话和人话的对话：性别方言(45)
The role of stereotyping in constructing gendered learner identities(49)
Language, gender, and Chinese culture(55)
The gendering of language(61)
思考练习(66)
第四单元性别与职业(67)
导读职场性别差异：好女不如男？(67)
Gender segregation trends in US labor market(70)
An unanswered puzzle: gender, interaction, and leadership(76)
Glass ceiling(82)
思考练习(85)
第五单元性别与政治(87)
导读名实之远——女性的政治参与(87)
Increasing gender inequality in contemporary China(90)
Gender stereotyping of political candidates(96)
Masculine republicans and feminine democrats(102)
思考练习(107)
第六单元性别与历史(109)
导读无女人的历史：遮蔽与禁锢(109)
Is anybody home on the range?(112)
The invention of women’s past in the 19th and early 20th centuries(117)
The feminization of Chinese regime authenticity before 1949(123)
思考练习(128)
第七单元性别问题化(129)
导读性别：天生和塑造(129)
Sex and gender: same or different?(132)
Distinguishing sex and gender(138)
Gender: an interdisciplinary perspective(144)
思考练习(149)
第八单元建构和谐平等的性别文化(151)
导读平等和差异：包容性性别平等(151)
An evolving gender digital divide?(154)
Explaining gender gaps in higher education(160)
A report of involved fatherhood(166)
思考练习(171)