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The power of feelings The power of feelings Nancy Chodorow "In the middle of the twentieth century, leading cultural critics and visionaries - Erik Erikson, Lionel Trilling, Herbert Marcuse, and many others - turned to psychoanalysis as a measure of human pe… OL15839199W
Situated lives Situated lives Helena Ragone,Patricia Zavella,Louise Lamphere "A lively collection of rich ethnographic accounts and first-person narratives, Situated Lives brings together the most important recent feminist and critical research that illuminates the everyday e… OL18178915W
Locating health Locating health Stephen Platt,Hilary Thomas,Sue Scott xxi, 253 pages : OL19128298W
Archaeologies of Sexuality Archaeologies of Sexuality Barbara L. Voss,Robert A. Schmidt Status, age and gender have long been accepted aspects of archaeological enquiry, yet it is only recently that archaeologists have started seriously to consider the role of sex and sexuality in their… OL19131298W
Masquerade and identities Masquerade and identities Efrat Tseëlon Masquerade is now a central topic in many disciplines. This text explores and revisits the role of disguise in constructing, expressing, or representing marginalised identities. OL19450446W
Citizenship in an enlarging Europe Citizenship in an enlarging Europe Barbara Einhorn Citizenship in an Enlarging Europeconsiders the impact of economic, political and social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe in the context of EU enlargement. In a lively and engaging narrat… OL19834649W
Handbook of gender, culture, and health Handbook of gender, culture, and health Michel Hersen,Richard M. Eisler "During the last few years, theory and research on the role of biobehavioral and sociocultural factors in the prevention of illness and the maintenance of health have increased exponentially. Researc… OL20142810W
Gender and PTSD Gender and PTSD Jessica Wolfe Publisher's description: Current research and clinical observations suggest pronounced gender-based differences in the ways people respond to traumatic events. Most notably, women evidence twice the … OL20804414W
Gendering landscape art Gendering landscape art Anna Gruetzner Robins,Steven Adams This collection of essays charts the ways in which artists from the late 18th century to the 21st have used notions of femininity and masculinity to understand and interpret the landscape and how it … OL20888156W
Jongen meisje Jongen meisje Lee Kwan Koo Opvoedkundige informatie en adviezen voor ouders en opvoeders, waarbij wordt uitgegaan van de sekseverschillen tussen jongens en meisjes. OL24691720W
Het seksuele masker Het seksuele masker Camille Paglia Analyse van decadentie, literatuur, kunst en cultuur. De hoogtepunten in beeldende kunst en literatuur kunnen volgens Paglia niet los gezien worden van de verhoudingen tussen de seksen. Zij beschouwt… OL26184260W
The Sociology of Gender The Sociology of Gender Amy S. Wharton "Featuring extensive revisions and updates, the Second Edition of The Sociology of Gender: An Introduction to Theory and Research presents an introductory overview of gender theory and research, and … OL2666518W
The neuter computer The neuter computer Jo Shuchat Sanders Activities for learning what can be done with a computer, for all ages, and guidelines and strategies for planning and evaluating a computer equity program in school. OL2679445W
You Just Don't Understand You Just Don't Understand Deborah Tannen Just sit down and read it. Yes, you will want to throw it. You will want to forget it, but that is not possible. It will cross your mind and impact you when you would otherwise just get frustrated. … OL2725608W
Sex, Gender & Christian Ethics Sex, Gender & Christian Ethics Lisa Sowle Cahill This book endorses feminist critiques of gender, yet upholds the insight of traditional Christianity that sex, commitment and parenthood are fulfilling human relations. Their unity is a positive idea… OL2979333W
Boys and Girls Learn Differently! Boys and Girls Learn Differently! Michael Gurian At last, we have the scientific evidence that documents the many biological gender differences that influence learning. For instance, girls talk sooner, develop better vocabularies, read better, and … OL464097W
Sexual politics Sexual politics Kate Millett How the patriarchal bias operates in culture and is reflected in literature. OL548552W
Shakespeare jungle fever Shakespeare jungle fever Arthur L. Little "This book takes Shakespeare's plays as a site for studying the specter of interracial sex - of a "jungle fever" - in early modern England's envisionings of itself. Shakespeare's works here assume th… OL7798052W
Evolution's Rainbow Evolution's Rainbow Joan Roughgarden In this book, the author challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. She takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science--and even Darwin himself. She leads… OL8304028W
Gender, Sex and Sexuality Gender, Sex and Sexuality Gerda Siann For some time sex has been defined as the biological difference between men and women, and gender as the manner in which culture defines and constrains these differences. Feminine/masculine, male/fem… OL9487312W
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