Publisher's Synopsis
Offering a comprehensive collection of the most important essays on gender of the last two decades, this book presents controversial and critical discussions concerning a variety of themes. These include: the social constitution of gender; the nature of sexual oppression; the relation of gender to family, class, race, and culture; and feminist perspectives on science and philosophy. The book also includes leading esays on questions of ethics and difference, on gender in democracy and politics, and on questions of gender difference in the law, such as privacy, pornography, and reproductive rights.
