Female power and male dominance: on the origins sexual inequality

Cambridge University Press • Cambridge • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Sanday, Peggy Reeves

Abstract

This book explores the factors that affect sexual inequality. The author first focuses on the symbolic representations of a culture's "sex-role plan," or how male and female power is scripted in different societies. The author then tests the relationships bewteen sexual inequality and variables like subsistence strategy, division of labor, and menstrual and sex taboos. The bases of female power and the rise of male dominance are also discussed.

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