Idea of Gender, The

Synopsis

Asks how far gender roles are determined by nature and how much by social and cultural forces. James Sheehan of Stanford University lectures on how the idea of gender has evolved in Europe and America over the last 200 years. He describes traditional beliefs and the idea of male domination, and examines views of gender expressed in Mill’s ‘The Subjection of Women’ and Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘The Second Sex’.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 60 min.

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: US$189.00 (+p&p)

Subjects

Psychology

Keywords

child development; developmental psychology; gender issues; social psychology

Credits

Cast

James Sheehan

Distributor

Name

Insight Media

Email

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Web

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Phone

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Fax

+1 212 799 5309

Address

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Notes

US-based distributor of an extensive range of DVD, video and CD-ROM titles for university, secondary and vocational education. Catalogue divided into the following sections: Architecture & Design; Business & Economics; Communication; Counselling & Social Work; Drama, Music & Dance; Education; Engineering; Language & Culture; Nursing & Allied Health; Physical Education; Science & Agriculture; Social Sciences. A recent development is a dedicated video-on-demand website http://www.insight-media-digital.com/ which includes a particularly strong nursing library.