Female of the Species

Female of the Species
ISBN-10
0231038763
ISBN-13
9780231038768
Category
Social Science
Pages
432
Language
English
Published
1975-01
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Authors
Barbara Voorhies, M. Kay Martin

Description

Female of the Species is an attempt to use the approach of traditional anthropology in the examination of the position of women at the species level. While Martin and Voorhies recognize that there are fundamental differences between men and women that stem from basic biological differences, they are committed to the proposition that culture rather than biology plays the more critical role in determining those features of behavior which ultimately dichotomize the sexes. Female of the Species takes a step towards quantifying and understanding these cultural differences by looking at the changing roles women have played in society over time.

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