Thinking about Women: Sociological Perspectives on Sex and GenderProvides a comprehensive review of feminist scholarship in the social sciences, showing how the experiences of both men and women are created through social institutions. |
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... Patterns affecting the lives of women were taken for granted as natural or to be expected . Few people ques- tioned ... patterns of gender relations in contemporary society . Much of the time , these patterns go unnoticed , but they ...
... Patterns affecting the lives of women were taken for granted as natural or to be expected . Few people ques- tioned ... patterns of gender relations in contemporary society . Much of the time , these patterns go unnoticed , but they ...
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... patterns , increases in women's educational level , and ideological patterns that glamorized women's domestic life . In the 1950s , White women were idealized as happy housewives whose primary purpose was to care for their husbands and ...
... patterns , increases in women's educational level , and ideological patterns that glamorized women's domestic life . In the 1950s , White women were idealized as happy housewives whose primary purpose was to care for their husbands and ...
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... patterns strongly mark girls ' and boys ' experiences in school . Seating patterns at lunchroom tables , lines where students stand , and playground activities all become constructed as gendered spaces . Although not strictly segregated ...
... patterns strongly mark girls ' and boys ' experiences in school . Seating patterns at lunchroom tables , lines where students stand , and playground activities all become constructed as gendered spaces . Although not strictly segregated ...
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Gender Culture and | 21 |
The Social Construction of Knowledge | 57 |
Suggested Readings | 74 |
Copyright | |
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