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How Gender Shapes the World (Hardcover)
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How Gender Shapes the World (Hardcover)
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This is a book about the multi-faceted notion of gender. Gender
differences form the basis for family life, patterns of
socialization, distribution of tasks, and spheres of
responsibilities. The way gender is articulated shapes the world of
individuals, and of the societies they live in. Gender has three
faces: Linguistic Gender-the original sense of 'gender'-is a
feature of many languages and reflects the division of nouns into
grammatical classes or genders (feminine, masculine, neuter, and so
on); Natural Gender, or sex, refers to the division of animates
into males and females; and Social Gender reflects the social
implications and norms of being a man or a woman (or perhaps
something else). Women and men may talk and behave differently,
depending on conventions within the societies they live in, and
their role in language maintenance can also vary. The book focuses
on how gender in its many guises is reflected in human languages,
how it features in myths and metaphors, and the role it plays in
human cognition. Examples are drawn from all over the world, with a
special focus on Aikhenvald's extensive fieldwork in Amazonia and
New Guinea.
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