| Description |
1 online resource (4 v. (1682 p.)) : ill. |
| ISBN |
9780028661155 (electronic book) |
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002866115X (electronic book) |
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9780028659602 (set) |
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0028659600 (set) |
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9780028659619 (v. 1) |
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0028659619 (v. 1) |
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9780028659626 (v. 2) |
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0028659627 (v. 2) |
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9780028659633 (v. 3) |
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0028659635 (v. 3) |
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9780028659640 (v. 4) |
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0028659643 (v. 4) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Access |
Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Link |
Print version: Encyclopedia of sex and gender. Detroit, Mich. : Macmillan Reference USA, c2007 9780028659602 |
| Subject |
Sex -- Encyclopedias.
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Sex -- Social aspects.
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Gender identity -- Encyclopedias.
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Sex role.
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Sexual ethics.
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Sex -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Hygiene, Sexual.
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| Other Author |
Malti-Douglas, Fedwa, editor.
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Gale (Firm)
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