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The Status of Women in Preindustrial Societies /

How does the status of women in different cultures actually compare with that of men? How does this position vary from one realm-religious, political, economic, domestic, or sexual-to another? To examine these questions, Martin King Whyte draws on a cross-cultural sample of 93 preindustrial societie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Whyte, Martin King (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1668
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER I. Introduction
  • CHAPTER II. The Cross-Cultural Method
  • CHAPTER III. Theories and Predictions
  • CHAPTER IV. How the Status of Women Varies
  • CHAPTER V. The Status of Women: One Phenomenon or Many?
  • CHAPTER VI. Why the Status of Women Varies
  • CHAPTER VII. Conclusions
  • APPENDIX 1. Methodology
  • APPENDIX 2. Cross-Cultural Sample
  • APPENDIX 3. Variables Used in this Study
  • APPENDIX 4. Description of the Sample
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter