Women in College : Shaping New Feminine Identities
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Classics in Gender Studies
ISBN-10
0759107262
ISBN-13
9780759107267
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Imprint
AltaMira Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 11th, 2004
Print length
382 Pages
Weight
608 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 16.30 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Gender studies: womenHigher & further education, tertiary education
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In Women In College, Mirra Komarovsky followed her groundbreaking works on gender roles to focus on the essentialist debate. Komarovsky interviewed post-WWII generation female students about their feelings about gender inequality and domesticity. She makes a strong case for the role of society over biology in shaping gender roles.
In Women in College, feminist and sociologist Mirra Komarovsky interviewed women who entered Barnard College in the fall of 1979, finding that the demands of college life facilitated and occasionally forced many of these women to change their self-concept. Many felt trapped between new ideals of femininity - including action, vigor, rational competence, and effectiveness - and traditional notions of femininity, centered around emotional nurturance, passivity and kindness. This study forms the basis of her critique of the struggle that arose from the differences in what were seen as the mutually exclusive roles of homemaker and those who pursued work outside the home.
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