| Description |
1 online resource (110 entries) : 15 images, digital files. |
| Note |
"Published in conjunction with the human relations area files at Yale University". |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical referenceses. |
| Contents |
Cultural conceptions of gender -- Gender differences -- Gender roles, status, and institutions -- Sexuality and male-female interaction -- Sex and gender in the world's cultures. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
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 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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
Sex -- Encyclopedias.
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Sex -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ember, Carol R.
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Ember, Melvin.
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Credo Reference (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 030647770X 9780306477706 (DLC) 2003050649 2 v. |
| ISBN |
9781849725088 (online) |
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9780306477706 (print) |
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030647770X (print) |
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