By far the most influential work on the history of the body, across a wide range of academic disciplines, remains that of Thomas Laqueur. This book puts on trial the one-sex/two-sex model of Laqueur's Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud through a detailed explor…
By far the most influential work on the history of the body, across a wide range of academic disciplines, remains that of Thomas Laqueur. This book puts on trial the one-sex/two-sex model of Laqueur's Making Sex: Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud through a detailed explor…
Argues that previous sociological work has been biased against women, discusses gender roles and social structure, and looks at public perceptions of women.
In recent years the terms masculine and feminine have generated considerable debate. This book examines major issues in sex differentiation research on humans and animals, reflecting the Kinsey Institute's broad emphasis on integrated, multi-disciplinary research.
