Encyclopedia of sex and gender [electronic resource] / Fedwa Malti-Douglas, editor-in-chief.
Contributor(s): Malti-Douglas, Fedwa [editor.] | Gale (Firm).
Series: Gale eBooks.Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Macmillan Reference USA, c2007Description: 1 online resource (4 v. (1682 p.)) : ill.ISBN: 9780028661155; 002866115X.Subject(s): Sex -- Encyclopedias | Sex -- Social aspects | Gender identity -- Encyclopedias | Sex role | Sexual ethics | Sex -- Cross-cultural studies | Hygiene, SexualAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Encyclopedia of sex and gender.DDC classification: 306.703 Online resources: Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to accessIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Volume 1. Preface -- Introduction -- List of articles -- List of contributors -- Thematic outline -- Encyclopedia of sex and gender A-C -- Volume 2. Encyclopedia of sex and gender D-I -- Volume 3. Encyclopedia of sex and gender J-P -- Volume 4. Encyclopedia of sex and gender Q-Z -- Index.
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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