Gender: A World History
Gender: A World History Gender exists in almost every society as a way of organizing its people. In Gender: A World History, Susan Kingsley Kent tells the story of this seemingly simple but in fact…
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Gender: A World History
Gender exists in almost every society as a way of organizing its people. In Gender: A World History, Susan Kingsley Kent tells the story of this seemingly simple but in fact quite complex concept. Gender is used to assign certain responsibilities, obligations, and privileges to some, and to deny them to others.
Central to this account is the conviction that gender is neither natural nor innocent. With historical perspective she critically examines our everyday understandings of women and men, masculinity and femininity, and sexual difference in general. What passes for masculinity and femininity in one society might not do so in another.
Even the passing of time can change what gender looks like in a particular culture. Thinking about the history of gender can also shed light on other types of relations, such as those between a government and its people,
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