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1 online resource (ix, 301 pages) |
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Critical America series |
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Critical America.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-293) and index. |
Contents |
Gender separatism -- How courts enforce gender separatism -- Making men : the socio-legal construct of masculinity -- The "f" word : feminism and its detractors -- Feminist legal theory and the treatment of men -- Reconstructing images of gender in theory -- Remaking gender in practice : looking forward. |
Summary |
Despite tremendous advances in civil rights, we live in a world where the sexes remain sharply segregated from birth to death: in names, clothing, social groupings, and possessions; in occupations, civic association, and domestic roles. Gender separatism, so pervasive as to be almost invisible, permeates the fabric of our daily social routines. Preferring a notion of gender that is fluid and contextual, and denying that separatism is inevitable, Nancy Levit dismantles the myths of gender essentialism Drawing on a wealth of interdisciplinary data regarding the biological and cultural origins of sex differences, Levit provides a fresh perspective on gendered behaviors and argues the need for careful cultivation of new relations between the sexes. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Feminist theory -- United States.
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Feminist jurisprudence -- United States.
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Sex discrimination in justice administration -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Sex and law -- United States.
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Sex role -- United States.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Men -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Théorie féministe -- États-Unis.
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Féminisme et droit -- États-Unis.
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Sexualité et droit -- États-Unis.
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Rôle selon le sexe -- États-Unis.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies.
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Feminist jurisprudence. (OCoLC)fst00922778
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Feminist theory. (OCoLC)fst00922816
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Men -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst01016011
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Sex and law. (OCoLC)fst01114252
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Sex role. (OCoLC)fst01114598
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst01176824
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Levit, Nancy. Gender line. New York : New York University Press, ©1998 0814751210 9780814751213 (DLC) 97045398 (OCoLC)38067541 |
ISBN |
9780814752715 (electronic bk.) |
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0814752713 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814751220 |
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0814751210 (alk. paper) |
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0585022100 |
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9780585022109 |
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AU@ 000055802350 |
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DEBBG BV044162837 |
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GBVCP 1008656747 |
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DKDLA 820120-katalog:999940784105765 |
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