Title: The gender knot : unraveling our patriarchal legacy /
Authors: Johnson, Allan G.
Publisher: Temple University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Sex role; Patriarchy.; Feminism.
Abstract: Annotation
Contents: Part I. What Is This Thing Called Patriarchy? Where are we? ; Patriarchy, the system : an it, not a he, a them or an us ; Why patriarchy? ; Ideology, myth, and magic : femininity, masculinity, and "gender roles" ; Feminists and feminism -- Part II. Sustaining Illusions, Barriers To Change. Thinking about patriarchy : war, sex and work ; What patriarchy? ; It must be women -- Part III. Unraveling The Patriarchal Legacy. Shame, guilt, and responsibility ; Unraveling the gender know.