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Encyclopedia of sex and gender : men and women in the world's cultures /

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"The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality. The encyclopedia is divided into two sections: Topics and Cultures. The combinatio...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic, 2003.
Series:Gale virtual reference library.
Subjects:
Sex > Encyclopedias.
Sex > Cross-cultural studies.
Sex differences > Cross-cultural studies.
Sekseverschillen.
Seksualiteit.
Culturele verschillen.
Sex.
Sex differences.
Electronic books.
Electronic reference sources.
Cross-cultural studies.
Encyclopedias.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality. The encyclopedia is divided into two sections: Topics and Cultures. The combination of topical overviews and varying cultural portraits is what makes this encyclopedia a unique reference work for students, researchers and teachers interested in gender studies and cross-cultural variation in sex and gender"--Home page.
Item Description:Title from home page (viewed Oct. 8, 2007).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxii, 1037 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0387299076
9780387299075
9780306477706
030647770X