Female of the Species / / Barbara Voorhies, M. Kay Martin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Martin, M. Kay,; Voorhies, Barbara,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1975]; ©1975
• Year of Publication: 1975
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (448 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 1. The Quintessence of Sex --; 2. Sex as a Biological Process --; 3. Origins of Some Sex-Linked Traits --; 4. Supernumerary Sexes --; 5. The Biosocial World of Nonhuman Primates --; 6. The Science of Man Looks at Woman --; 7. Woman the Gatherer --; 8. Women in Horticultural Society --; 9. Women in Agricultural Society --; 10. Women in Pastoral Society --; 11. Women in Industrial Society --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231517645; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/mart03875
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Barbara Voorhies, M. Kay Martin.

Female of the Species is an attempt to use the approach of traditional anthropology in the examination of the position of women at the species level. While Martin and Voorhies recognize that there are fundamental differences between men and women that stem from basic biological differences, they are committed to the proposition that culture rather than biology plays the more critical role in determining those features of behavior which ultimately dichotomize the sexes. Female of the Species takes a step towards quantifying and understanding these cultural differences by looking at the changing roles women have played in society over time.