For centuries, women have been caricatured as consummate shoppers, relegated to provisioning the household, and fetishized as objects of advertising. This wide-ranging volume of thirteen original essays illuminates the development of modern consumption practices, gender roles, a…
More than a century ago, filmmakers made their primary focus innovative and widely promulgated visions of antiquity, creating a profound effect on the critical, popular, and scholarly reception of antiquity. In this volume, scholars from a variety of countries and varying academ…
Cameroon is rich in petroleum, minerals, tropical forests, wildlife, water systems, fertile lands, and much more. Paradoxically however, most citizens live in abject poverty and without jobs, potable water, electricity, good healthcare and roads. This book is a thoughtful interr…
"This book offers a complete historical picture of women's work in Uganda, tracing its development from pre-colonial times into the present and future. Setting these economic activities into a broader political, social, and cultural context, it provides the first general account…
"An essential comic-book journey from the creators of Queer: A Graphic History that will change the way you think about gender. Is masculinity 'toxic?' Why are public toilets such a political issue? How has feminism changed the available gender roles - and for whom? Why might we…
"Throughout history, being a man has meant different things. Maybe being a man was about being a good hunter, or a good soldier, a good businessman or maybe good with women. This book examines what it means to be a man in the modern world"--Back cover
Provides a history of emigration since the 19th century and current trends. Highlights the effects of remittances on consumption, investment, and growth. Looks at cross-border migration, with a special focus on Bangladeshi coming to India. Discusses gender issues and possible ch…
Culture and customs of Botswana
by Thebe, Phenyo C., Denbow, James
fromCulture and customs of Africa
Any media that is targeted toward children should bear in mind how impressionable young children are. The intention of this study was to examine the portrayal of gender roles and other values in Hindu mythology from the perspectives of adults who work with children. Data was col…
This dissertation seeks to explore and gauge the influence of Ottoman womanhood in the Hamidian era (1876-1909) in terms of issues related to poverty, destitution, and the gender roles of women of both elite and non-elite societal groups during the late Ottoman period by way of …
The 1950s stand out as a decade of traditional gender roles with mass media and popular culture continuously reinforcing messages about patriarchy, consumer culture, and the ideal of domesticity. Advertisements, magazines, and newspapers painted pictures of happy, white middle-c…
This dissertation followed the two-manuscript model and includes the following manuscripts: (1) A review of masculine ideals within cultural groups, with a specific focus on highlighting consequences of masculine gender role norms across cultures. (2) An empirical study that exa…
When the United States government passed the Dawes Act on February 8, 1887, they saw it as a revolution. The Dawes Act and all associated policies, such as allotment, would only be in place until 1934—when it was reversed by the Wheeler-Howard Act (sometimes referred to as the I…
This thesis is about the changing gender roles for women after the Civil War. The subjects of this thesis focuses on a small group of wealthy white women whose wills were filled in the Fulton County Courthouse in the city of Atlanta between 1880–1920.
Over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Christine de Pizan has resurfaced in the academic and literary spheres as a paragon of proto-feminist thought. This modern fascination with the fifteenth-century writer is largely grounded in her surprisingly progressi…
The use of material culture in research can often be advantageous over other primary sources. It can open up new modes of historical interpretations and understanding that written works may never reveal. As a result, this thesis will rely upon the use of material culture methodo…