Masculine, Feminine or Human
An Overview of the Sociology of the Gender Roles
by Janet Saltzman Chafetz
ISBN: 0875812317
ISBN-13: 9780875812311
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Publisher: F. E. Peacock Publishers
Published date: 1978
Edition: 2nd edition
Pages: 275
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