The Status of Women in Preindustrial Societies.

By:

Whyte, Martin King [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublication details: Princeton University Press, 2015.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1322883858
9781322883854
9781400871810
1400871816
0691093806
9780691093802

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Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als:: Whyte, Martin King. The Status of Women in Preindustrial SocietiesDDC classification:

301.41/2 301.412

LOC classification:

GN479.7 .W48 2015

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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.

Summary: 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 societies throughout the world. His analysis describes women's roles in historical perspective, offering a much-needed foundation for feminist scholarship as well as provocative thoughts about the future. To determine why women fare better in some societies than others, Professor Whyte compares data from.

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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 societies throughout the world. His analysis describes women's roles in historical perspective, offering a much-needed foundation for feminist scholarship as well as provocative thoughts about the future. To determine why women fare better in some societies than others, Professor Whyte compares data from.

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