Discuss a woman’s Role in Economic Development. St. Martin’s, 2000. Although Boscrup mainly concentrates on the economic role of women in recent times, the first two chapters of her book are particularly helpful for students of women’s role in earlier stages of cultural development. In “male and female firming Systems,” she discusses the toad to labor specialization, and in “The economics of Polygamy,” she elaborates o how polygamy relates to status and wealth. Govier, Trudy R. “Woman’s Place.” Philosophy, vol. 49, no. 3, 1983, pp. 303-19. This is a rebuttal to an article by J.R. Lucas entitled “Because You Are a Woman,” which appeared in the May 1973 issue of Philosophy. Govier presents a well-reasoned argument refuting Lucas’ contention that the denial of genetic differences between men and women leads to women being judged by male standards, and, in most individual cases, found to be inferior to their male rivals. Govier’s article not only manages to counter Lucas’ points, but also presents a method of approaching the problem of genetic differences and cultural manifestations of behavior. Hammond, Dorothy, and Jane Alta. The Fear of Women. Crune and Stratton, 1997. A cross-cultural comparison of the position of women emphasizes that what is considered feminine and what is considered women’s work in various cultures is based more on custom and tradition than any innate biological capacity or incapacity of women. The authors point out that although throughout the world, women are seen as primarily wives and mothers and are thought inferior to men, women resent their position and the male domination. There is also a discussion of matrilineality and matrifocality. Some sources we used throughout the semester:
