The Status of Women in Preindustrial Societies

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whyte, Martin King (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women > Social conditions.
Sex role.
Cross-cultural studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
sex role.
Études transculturelles.
Rôle selon le sexe.
Femmes > Conditions sociales.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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 I; Methodology; APPENDIX 2; Cross-Cultural Sample; APPENDIX 3; Variables Used in this Study; APPENDIX 4; Description of the Sample; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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