Am I a woman? a skeptic's guide to gender
"In this book, Cynthia Eller delves into the twin thickets of gender theory and everyday experience to ask how we decide who is a woman, and why we find the answer important. Is a woman defined by her anatomy? Does she perceive the world differently than men? Is it her behavior that somehow mar...
| Main Author: | Eller, Cynthia, 1958- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Beacon Press,
©2003.
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| Summary: |
"In this book, Cynthia Eller delves into the twin thickets of gender theory and everyday experience to ask how we decide who is a woman, and why we find the answer important. Is a woman defined by her anatomy? Does she perceive the world differently than men? Is it her behavior that somehow marks her as inescapably female? Or is it a matter of how others evaluate her? Eller's answers demonstrate that the question is far more complicated, and its effects more pernicious, than it might at first appear."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
146 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0807075086 9780807075081 0807075094 9780807075098 |
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