Abstract

An accessible introduction to women's studies for undergraduates, addressing the social organization of gender relations, the cultural representation of women, gender and social identity, and women and political change. Investigates how women have been defined by social structures and how they have resisted such definitions within and outside of those structures, with chapters on women in Buddhism, fairytales, motherhood and identity, and the women's movement in Latin America. Contains chapter discussion questions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.