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The Status of Women in Preindustrial Societies
By (Author) Martin King Whyte
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
19th May 2015
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Gender studies: women and girls
305.4209
Paperback
236
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
312g
How does the status of women in different cultures actually compare with that of men How does this position vary from one realm--religious, political, economic, domestic, or sexual--to another To examine these questions, Martin King Whyte draws on a cross-cultural sample of 93 preindustrial societies throughout the world. His analysis describes w