Ebook: The symbolic representation of gender: a discursive approach

1. The symbolic representation of gender : an introduction -- 2. Theorising symbolic representation -- 3. A discursive approach to symbolic representation -- 4. Symbolic representation and the construction of identity -- 5. Symbolic representation and legitimacy -- 6. Symbolic representation and political control -- 7. The relation between descriptive and symbolic representation -- 8. The relation between substantive and symbolic representation -- 9. Power at work in the symbolic representation of gender -- 10. Conclusions.