MySQL 怎样通过相同字段，查询另一个表中的数据

比如a1表中和b1表中都有一个名字的字段，怎么通过b1标中的名字这个条件查寻A表中这个人的性别？

1、创建表
create table a (name varchar(20) not null,sex varchar(10));
create table b (name varchar(20) not null,sex varchar(10));
2、插入值
insert into a values('john','male');insert into b values('john','male');
insert into a values('kate','female');insert into b values('kate','female');

3、查询方法1
mysql> select name,sex from a where name in (select name from b where name='john');
+------+------+
| name | sex  |
+------+------+
| john | male |
+------+------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec) 
4、查询方法2
mysql> select a.name,a.sex from a,b where a.name=b.name and b.name='john';
+------+------+
| name | sex  |
+------+------+
| john | male |
+------+------+