Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: A-C

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: A-C
ISBN-10
0028659619
ISBN-13
9780028659619
Category
Psychology / Human Sexuality
Pages
1682
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA
Author
Fedwa Malti-Douglas

Description

Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; of social institutions and the structures of representation. Topics include changing conceptions of "the feminine," the family and masculinity, religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, public health, economy and society and many more.

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