Too Many Women?: The Sex Ratio Question

by Paul F. Secord and Marcia Guttentag

Book Overview

The basic premise of this provocative book is a startling one - that sex ratios among people on the marriage market have profound consequences for a wide variety of attitudes, values, and behaviors, from sexual mores and behavior to shifts in economic power...the authors share with the reader a wealth of fascinating data and information...a book which is...fascinating, scholarly, provocative and exceedingly well-written.′ -- Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol 10 No 2

Written by social scientists with training and considerable publication in social psychology, this book is a unique contribution to the literature on women, sex roles, and the history of relations between men and women. No similar book is available to

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803919190
• ISBN13: 9780803919198
• Release Date: March 1983
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.6"