Women and Men Cultural Constructs of Gender

Name: Women and Men Cultural Constructs of Gender
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ISBN: 9780131114760

ISBN-10: 013111476X

ISBN-13: 9780131114760

Edition: 4th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Nancy Bonvillain

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A cross-cultural study of gender roles and relationships, this book presents a synthesis of a wide range of ethnographic and historical data concerning the roles of women and men in wide range of different kinds of societies--with a focus on both material conditions and ideological valuations that affect and reflect cultural models of gender.First looks at the impact of material conditions on gender roles: Foragers; Farmers; Agricultural States; Industrial Economy: The United States; and Women and Global Economic Development. Then explores ideological constraints on gender constructs: Gender and the Body; Gender and Religion; Gender and Language.For anyone interested in gender roles from an…

Book details

List price: $106.65
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 10/11/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Bonvillain,Women and Men: Cultural Constructs of Gender 4/E



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



Ideological Constraints on Gender Constructs



Gender and the Body



Gender and Religion



Gender and Language



Epilogue