Overview
The combination of topical overviews and varying cultural portraits is what makes this encyclopedia unique.
This major reference work is an essential part of any institution's library and belongs in the library of every cultural and social anthropologist.
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Table of contents (105 entries)
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Front Matter
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Cultural Conceptions of Gender
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Gender Differences
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Gender Roles, Status, and Institutions
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Keywords
About this book
The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality. The encyclopedia is divided into two volumes: Topics and Cultures.
The combination of topical overviews and varying cultural portraits is what makes this encyclopedia a unique reference work for students, researchers and teachers interested in gender studies and cross-cultural variation in sex and gender. It deserves a place in the library of every university and every social science and health department.
Contents:- Glossary. Cultural Conceptions of Gender. Gender Roles, Status, and Institutions. Sexuality and Male-Female Interaction. Sex and Gender in the World's Cultures. Culture Name Index. Subject Index.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This particular collection is well worthy to stand by its predecessors. We welcome the publication of this book and would draw it to the attention of major reference libraries and libraries catering for serious academic work in anthropology, as a handy collection of information, mined for us out of a huge resource bank."
(Martin Guha, Institute of Psychiatry, SciTech Books)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Book Subtitle: Men and Women in the World's Cultures Topics and Cultures A-K - Volume 1; Cultures L-Z - Volume 2
Editors: Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29907-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-47770-6Published: 31 December 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-29907-5Published: 06 October 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIII, 1037
Topics: Anthropology