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Title

Defining females : the nature of women in society / edited by Shirley Ardener.

Publication

London : Croom Helm in association with the Oxford University Women's Studies Committee, c1978.

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Additional Authors

• Ardener, Shirley.
• University of Oxford. Women's Studies Committee.

Description

227 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

Monographic compilation of social and cultural anthropology essays on women - covers the nature of women in society, social participation, biological factors, sexuality, taboo and traditional appropriate women's behaviour in Mongolia, education of women (esp. Girls private education in UK, matrifocus on African women, sociological aspects of pregnancy, neuropsychological aspects, etc. Bibliography after each chapter and diagrams.

Series Statement

Oxford women's series ; 1

Uniform Title

Oxford women's series ; 1.

Subject

• Börngen, ..
• Women > Social conditions

Genre/Form

• bibliography.
• bibliographie.
• bibliografía.

Note

• "Derives from papers presented at a seminar convened under the auspices of the Oxford University Women's Studies Committee, during Michaelmas Term 1977."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Hastrup, K. The semantics of biology: virginity.--Hirschon, R. Open body/closed space: the transformation of female sexuality.--Humphrey, C. Women, taboo, and the suppression of attention.--Okely, J. Privileged, schooled, and finished: boarding education for girls.--James, W. Matrifocus on African women.--Callaway, H. The most essentially female function of all: giving birth.--Newcombe, F. and Ratcliffe, G. The female brain.--Callan, H. Harems anoverlords.

ISBN

• 0856647462 :
• 0856648221 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^79305212^//r85

OCLC

• 4575029
• SCSB-10062724

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Harvard Library