The sexual division of labour is a basic structural element in human social organization. Interest in this topic began in the nineteenth century, but understanding was clouded by major misconceptions. These concerned the original human division of...

As the proverbial question of who "wears the pants" in a relationship suggests, the history of women's pants says as much about the evolution of twentieth century gender roles as it does about the capricious swings of the fashion...

While sharing similar traditions with many other cultures that generally designate man as the bread-earner and woman the family caretaker, the Chinese have also viewed femininity and virility in terms of the complementary but also hierarchical pair of...

Eisler, R.M. (1995) ‘The relationship between masculine gender role stress and men’s health risk: the validation of a construct’, in R.F. Levant and W.S.Pollack (eds) The New Psychology of Men, New York: Basic Books, pp. 207–28....

A gender role is a set of perceived behavioral norms associated particularly with males or females, in a given social group or system. It can be a form of division of labour by gender. It is a focus of analysis in the social sciences and humanities....

An all-women college, a transgendered colleague, and Richard Dreyfuss as a professor going through a midlife crisis - those are the dynamic ingredients making up CBS's new drama "The Education of Max Bickford," which premieres tonight at 8 p.m. on Channel 4. Dreyfuss is...

Research shows that the gender of an economics teacher does not have an impact on the quality of education presented to students despite findings that female students do not perform as well as males. Women instructors made no difference in the likelihood of women...

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers coursework in Greek and Hebrew, in archaeology, in the philosophy of religion and _ starting this fall _ in how to cook and sew.Southwestern Baptist, one of the nation's largest Southern Baptist seminaries, is introducing a new academic program...

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary offers coursework in Greek and Hebrew, in archaeology, in the philosophy of religion and _ starting this fall _ in how to cook and sew.One of the nation's largest Southern Baptist seminaries, the school is introducing a new, women-only academic...

A critical analysis of the degree to which boys and girls grow into their respective genders with the help of media images.

Provides an explanation of how our gender specific behaviour may come from genetic differences between male and female biology or from social influences.

Examines stereotypical attributes traditionally associated with women. Contrasts those with stereotypical masculine attributes. Considers how these gender perceptions influenced classic literature.