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Gender in the mirror : cultural imagery and women's agency /

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In patriarchal cultures, people internalize cultural gender imagery that enshrines procreative heterosexuality and relations of domination and subordination between men and women. Once internalized, i.e. embedded in people's cognitive and emotional infrastructure, this imagery shapes, though it...

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Main Author: Meyers, Diana T. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Series:Studies in feminist philosophy.
Subjects:
Sex role.
Self.
Self (Philosophy)
Women > Social conditions.
Sex discrimination against women.
Feminist theory.
Ego
Gender Role
Rôle selon le sexe.
Moi (Psychologie)
Moi (Philosophie)
Femmes > Conditions sociales.
Discrimination à l'égard des femmes.
Théorie féministe.
sex role.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Feminist theory
Self
Sex discrimination against women
Sex role
Women > Social conditions
Frauenbild
Sexismus
Vrouwen.
Zelfbeeld.
Sekseverschillen.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In patriarchal cultures, people internalize cultural gender imagery that enshrines procreative heterosexuality and relations of domination and subordination between men and women. Once internalized, i.e. embedded in people's cognitive and emotional infrastructure, this imagery shapes, though it does not determine individual identity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (231 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and indexes.
ISBN:9781423762188
1423762185
9780198032205
019803220X
9780199871476
0199871477