Gender: A World History

by Susan Kingsley Kent

Book Overview

Gender exists in almost every society as a way of organizing its people. Gender is used to assign certain responsibilities, obligations, and privileges to some, and to deny them to others. In Gender: A World History, Susan Kingsley Kent tells the story of this seemingly simple but in fact quite complex concept. With historical perspective she critically examines our everyday understandings of women and men, masculinity and femininity,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190621982
• ISBN13: 9780190621988
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"