Women and men : cultural constructs of gender /
"This book is a cross-cultural study of gender roles and relationships focusing on economic and material conditions as well as the ideological valuations affecting and reflecting cultural models of gender"--
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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Publisher Address: | Lanham, MD : |
Publication Dates: | [2021] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Fifth edition. |
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Summary: |
"This book is a cross-cultural study of gender roles and relationships focusing on economic and material conditions as well as the ideological valuations affecting and reflecting cultural models of gender"-- |
Carrier Form: | xv, 508 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781538114834 1538114836 9781538114827 1538114828 |
Index Number: | GN479 |
CLC: | C913.14 |
Call Number: | C913.14/B723/5th ed. |
Contents: | Part I: The impact of material conditions on gender roles -- Prologue -- Egalitarian foraging societies -- Pastoral and horticultural societies -- Stratified societies -- Agricultural states -- Industrial economy: The United States -- Global economic development -- Part II: Ideological constraints on gender constructs -- Gender and the body -- Gender and religion -- Gender and language -- Epilogue. |