Tearing the veil essays on femininity

This a collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be 'feminine' are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order. The patriarchal culture is t...

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Other Authors: Lipshitz, Susan, editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Routledge 2013.
Series:Routledge library editions. Feminist theory ; v. 27.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798262306719
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Summary:This a collection of essays about women, by women, which examine the production of femininity within a patriarchal society. The essays show that characteristics generally considered to be 'feminine' are in fact cultural constructions within a patriarchal order. The patriarchal culture is taken by us to be a system of meanings, as well as power relations, which pervades our view of women at both a conscious and an unconscious level.The symbolism of the rituals, myths, art works and polemics examined in the essays is related to the ways women are psychically constructed and constrained
Item Description:First published in 1978 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 147 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136194337
9780203084847
9781283846073
9781136194344