Female of the Species [Paperback]

Female of the Species is an attempt to use the approach of traditional anthropology in the examination of the position of women at the species level. While Martin and Voorhies recognize that there are fundamental differences between men and women that stem from basic biological differences, they are committed to the proposition that culture rather than biology plays the more critical role in determining those features of behavior which ultimately dichotomize the sexes. Female of the Species takes a step towards quantifying and understanding these cultural differences by looking at the changing roles women have played in society over time.1. The Quintessence of Sex
2. Sex as a Biological Process
3. Origins of Some Sex-Linked Traits
4. Supernumerary Sexes
5. The Biosocial World of Nonhuman Primates
6. The Science of Man Looks at Woman
7. Woman the Gatherer
8. Women in Horticultural Society
9. Women in Agricultural Society
10. Women in Pastoral Society
11. Women in Industrial Society
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