Begins a series that will examine from a sociological perspective both men and women within the same frame of reference, focusing on their different experiences and the interactions between them. Eight papers explore such gender dimensions of technology as the uses of the telephone, the configuration of domestic practices in the design of household appliances, new reproductive technologies, defining women in the British Cervical Screening Program, a Norwegian computer hacker culture, and negotiating a software career. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR