Masculinity and femininity : the taboo dimension of national cultures /

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Author / Creator:Hofstede, Geert, 1928-
Imprint:Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1998.
Description:xviii, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cross cultural psychology series ; v. 3
Cross-cultural psychology series ; v. 3.
Subject:Sex role -- Cross-cultural studies.
Masculinity -- Cross-cultural studies.
Feminity -- Cross-cultural studies.
Femininity.
Masculinity.
Sex role.
Cross-cultural studies.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3158264
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ISBN:076191028X (cloth : acid-free paper)
0761910298 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Masculinity/Femininity as a National Characteristic. 1. Masculinity/Femininity as a Dimension of Culture / Geert Hofstede. 2. Validating the Masculinity/Femininity Dimension on Elites From 19 Countries / Michael H. Hoppe. 3. Femininity and Subjective Well-Being / Willem A. Arrindell. 4. Masculinity/Femininity and Consumer Behavior / Marieke de Mooij
  • Pt. II. Culture and Gender. 5. The Cultural Construction of Gender / Geert Hofstede. 6. Masculinity and Femininity in the Self and Ideal Self Descriptions of University Students in 14 Countries / Deborah L. Best and John E. Williams. 7. Gender Role Gaps, Competitiveness, and Temperature / Evert Van de Vliert. 8. Why Children Play: American Versus Dutch Boys and Girls / Jacques H. A. Van Rossum. 9. Femininity Shock: American Students in the Netherlands / Mieke Vunderink and Geert Hofstede
  • Pt. III. Culture, Sexuality, and Religion. 10. Comparative Studies of Sexual Behavior: Sex as Achievement or as Relationship? / Geert Hofstede. 11. The Importance of Femininity in Explaining Cross-National Differences in Secularization / Johan Verweij. 12. Religion, Masculinity, and Sex / Geert Hofstede.