The Dialectic of Sex: The Case for Feminist RevolutionIn the light of recent developments concerning the still-present gulf between the sexes, books by and about women and society have climbed to the top of the bestseller lists. Listed as one of the 20 most influential women's books of the last 20 years in a Publishers Weekly poll, this classic in feminist theory is now reissued in a new Quill edition. Illustrated. |
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Page 136
... demand less of their men than she did . She never made arbitrary demands on their time , never caused them to wait for her nor to see her home at inconvenient hours , never made them fetch and carry for her ; she fed them and flattered ...
... demand less of their men than she did . She never made arbitrary demands on their time , never caused them to wait for her nor to see her home at inconvenient hours , never made them fetch and carry for her ; she fed them and flattered ...
Page 144
... demands of Sex Privatiza- tion contradict the demands of the Beauty Ideal , causing the severe feminine neurosis about personal appearance . But this conflict itself has an important political function . When women begin to look more ...
... demands of Sex Privatiza- tion contradict the demands of the Beauty Ideal , causing the severe feminine neurosis about personal appearance . But this conflict itself has an important political function . When women begin to look more ...
Page 192
... demands for the full development of artificial reproduction would provide an alternative to the oppressions of the biological family ; cybernation , by changing man's relation- ship to work and wages , by transforming activity from ...
... demands for the full development of artificial reproduction would provide an alternative to the oppressions of the biological family ; cybernation , by changing man's relation- ship to work and wages , by transforming activity from ...
Contents
The Dialectic of Sex II | 11 |
On American Feminism | 23 |
The Misguided Feminism | 46 |
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