How Gender Shapes the World

by Alexandra Y Aikhenvald and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

Book Overview

This is a book about the multi-faceted notion of gender. Gender differences form the basis for family life, patterns of socialization, distribution of tasks, and spheres of responsibilities. The way gender is articulated shapes the world of individuals, and of the societies they live in. Gender has three faces: Linguistic Gender-the original sense of 'gender'-is a feature of many languages and reflects the division of nouns into grammatical classes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019882615X
• ISBN13: 9780198826156
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"