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Does biology condemn women to remain the “second sex?” Taking up such biases cloaked as the findings of science, Reed explains that the disciplines closest to human life—anthropology, biology, and sociology—are permeated with rationalizations for the oppression of women and the maintenance of the established capitalist order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Her review of the present state of Anthropology is valuable. She excels in historical reviews of literature and theory.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Canadian\u003c\/nobr\u003e Newsletter of Research on Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reed attacks the sexism that has flawed scientific analysis...and the downgrading of 19th-century anthropologists' evolutionist reasoning.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Choice\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The essays examine the presence of sexist stereotypes and preconceptions in the biological and social sciences, especially primatology, sociobiology, and anthropology.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Book\u003c\/nobr\u003e News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Reed has a certain flair with terminology and a fresh iconoclastic lack of academic decorum. She is knowledgeable in the disciplines under discussion.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Library\u003c\/nobr\u003e Journa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003el\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The matriarchal\/anti-matriarchal debate has ramifications far outside the groves of academe. It has two opposing views on what it means to be human, on what constitutes human nature, on the role of aggression in human history, on inherent gender characteristics and their consequences.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cnobr\u003e—Emergency\u003c\/nobr\u003e Librarian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Sexism and Science
Glossary, bibliography, index.
Format: Paper
251 Pages
Edition: 1st
Year: 1978
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
ISBN: 9780873485418
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