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Encyclopedia of sex and gender men and women in the world's cultures

Title
Encyclopedia of sex and gender [electronic resource] : men and women in the world's cultures / edited by Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember.
Publication
New York [N.Y.] : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2003

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  • Ember, Carol R.
  • Ember, Melvin.
  • Credo Reference (Firm)
Description
1 online resource (110 entries) : 15 images, digital files.
Summary
The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality. The combination of topical overviews and varying cultural portraits is what makes this encyclopedia a unique reference work for students, researchers and teachers interested in gender studies and cross-cultural variation in sex and gender.
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Note
  • "Published in conjunction with the human relations area files at Yale University".
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical referenceses.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
System Details (note)
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on title page of print version.
Contents
Cultural conceptions of gender -- Gender differences -- Gender roles, status, and institutions -- Sexuality and male-female interaction -- Sex and gender in the world's cultures.
Call Number
AM-10 121
OCLC
  • 535166571
  • CREDO49725088
Title
Encyclopedia of sex and gender [electronic resource] : men and women in the world's cultures / edited by Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember.
Imprint
New York [N.Y.] : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2003 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical referenceses.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Ember, Carol R.
Ember, Melvin.
Credo Reference (Firm)
Other Form:
Print version: 030647770X 9780306477706 (DLC) 2003050649 2 v.
LCCN
2003050649
Research Call Number
AM-10 121 Library has: no. 1 (1959)
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