The Unopposite Sex: The End of the Gender BattleHarper & Row, 1989 - 279 pages The current sexual revolution has roots that go back a long way. With less reliance on physical strength and more on intelligence, sexual identity has been blurred. Badinter looks at the interaction of the sexes since the beginning of human society. |
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... existence of secret rites exclusive to the men , which they celebrated before hunting expeditions82 in the deepest recesses of the sanctuaries . Palaeolithic man probably used animal disguise both for his initiatory dances and for ...
... existence of secret rites exclusive to the men , which they celebrated before hunting expeditions82 in the deepest recesses of the sanctuaries . Palaeolithic man probably used animal disguise both for his initiatory dances and for ...
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The End of the Gender Battle Elisabeth Badinter. of this dark , cramped existence , and one of them , Tane , suggested that they should separate their parents . " 19 Such is the beginning of the creation of the world , in which Tane ...
The End of the Gender Battle Elisabeth Badinter. of this dark , cramped existence , and one of them , Tane , suggested that they should separate their parents . " 19 Such is the beginning of the creation of the world , in which Tane ...
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... existence of bonds between a father and his child that are more important then those between mother and child . This hypothesis is supported by the anthropologist P. Rivière , who studied couvade among the Trio Indians , and maintains ...
... existence of bonds between a father and his child that are more important then those between mother and child . This hypothesis is supported by the anthropologist P. Rivière , who studied couvade among the Trio Indians , and maintains ...
Contents
FROM FEMININE ASCENDANCY TO SHARED POWERS | 31 |
The One Without the Other 3332 | 53 |
God the Father | 60 |
Copyright | |
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