Valiente Fernández, Celia2009-09-232009-09-232002Gender & Society, 2002, vol.16, nº 6, p.767-792.0891-2432http://hdl.handle.net/10016/5293This article presents an overview of research on gender in Spanish society. Six areas of literature are examined including families, education, work, politics, sexuality, and men. The author argues that political factors have shaped the development of sociology of gender in Spain and that there are still important gaps in coverage in this area of sociological inquiry.application/pdfeng©SAGE Publicationsresearch articleSociologíaopen access