An accessible, engaging classic written by one of sociology's first feminists, the fourth edition of Gender Inequality: Feminist Theories and Politics examines the various, evolving theories of gender inequality. Tightly structured around internationally renowned feminist Judith Lorber's ownparadigm of "reform, resistance, rebellion," this combination text/reader acknowledges feminism's significant contributions to redressing gender inequality and celebrates its enormous accomplishments over the last forty years. It also documents feminism's ongoing political activism, and, with anawareness of postmodern and third-wave trends, points toward its future.