Women and the family

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Women and the family

edited by Caroline Sweetman

(Oxfam focus on gender)

Oxfam, c1996

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Looking at factors as diverse as the persuasiveness of patriarchy, changing family forms, female infanticide, and land reform policies, this collection of articles considers the family from a gender perspective, and how the socially prescribed roles of men and women within the family can constrain women's opportunities. Contributors include Suad Joseph and Ranjani Krishnamurthy.

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Editorial Caroline Sweetman Avoice of alarm: a historian's view of the family Anna Arroba Patriarchy and development in the Arab world Suad Joseph Fighting female infanticide by working with midwives: an I

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  • NCID
    BA43586241
  • ISBN
    • 0855983523
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford
  • Pages/Volumes
    64 p
  • Size
    25 cm
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