Le genre pluriel: Approches et perspectives pour complexifier le modèle femme/homme en sciences sociales .

A number of research projects in the social sciences have added complexity to the woman/man model. This article examines the genesis and contributions of these approaches, while suggesting a new avenue of research. An abundant literature exists on the intertwining of social relations and on femininity and masculinity types, but it often fails to break down what gender means for each or to question the woman/man divide. Drawing on the sociology of social classes and considering contemporary transformations of the gendered order, this article calls for an understanding of gender as a multidimensional space in which positions are both numerous and composite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]