women in modernizing societies

women in modernizing societies

It is commonly assumed that modernization generally brings an increase in sexual equality. This paper examines the alternative possibility, that modernization favors an inferior status for women. Focusing on economic variables as a basis for comparison, an examination of modern changes in various so...

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Veröffentlicht in:American ethnologist 1975-11, Vol.2 (4), p.587-601
1. Verfasser: BOSSEN, LAUREL
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Economic systems
Economics
Farm exports
Gender equality
Gender roles
Intensive production
Men
Subsistence farming
Womens rights
Womens studies
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Zusammenfassung:It is commonly assumed that modernization generally brings an increase in sexual equality. This paper examines the alternative possibility, that modernization favors an inferior status for women. Focusing on economic variables as a basis for comparison, an examination of modern changes in various societies in which women's traditional position has been relatively strong indicates a deterioration in women's position relative to men.
ISSN:0094-0496
1548-1425
DOI:10.1525/ae.1975.2.4.02a00010