Encyclopedia of sex and gender /
Fedwa Malti-Douglas, editor-in-chief.
- 1 online resource (4 volumes (1682 pages)) : illustrations
- Gale eBooks .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
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.
9780028661155
Sex--Encyclopedias. Sex--Social aspects. Gender identity--Encyclopedias. Sex role. Sexual ethics. Sex--Cross-cultural studies. Hygiene, Sexual.