Gender, Culture and Society: Contemporary Femininities and Masculinities

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910160673703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Basingstoke, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
• ISBN: 9780333987834 (hbk.); 9780333987841 (pbk.)
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online vol
• Classificazione: 71.31
• Altri autori (Persone): HaywoodC; LoparoKenneth A
• Disciplina: 305.301
• Soggetti: Femininity; Feminist theory; Masculinity; Sex role; Social change
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The authors offer an account of the dynamic relationship between gender, culture and society. Incorporating feminist theory, theories of men and masculinity, and post-structuralism, this work provides a study of the complex and fluid nature of gender at a time of rapid social change.