Books in the Classics in Gender Studies series

Reprint of 1903 edition of Gilman's classic indictment of domestic life, offering a program of domestic reform that inspired women at the beginning of what became a century-long struggle.

Focuses on religion and the influence of gender. This title demonstrates the ways in which a male driven ideology has produced a religion focused on death, discouraging any attention to the improvement of life on earth. It offers thoughts that advocate a collective change of view.

Reflecting on arguments that the natural biological differences between women and men dictate different social roles, this title demolishes these arguments by reviewing studies that find sex differences in cognitive abilities, achievement, and psychological predispositions.

Takes a look at the impact on masculinity of the women's movement. This book is informed by research carried out during 1969-1970. It offers insight into the early impact of the women's movement on college-aged men.

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.

Represents an analysis on the equal importance of work in the lives of men and women. This book asserts that men created an economic dependence that has prevented women from success in the workplace. It is suitable for those interested in power and gender structures in the workplace.

Noted sociologist and feminist Mirra Komarovsky interviewed 59 families between 1935-36 to study man's role as economic provider. The result is an unprecedented study of masculinity and depression and the effect of social institutions on the individual.

A work on the etiology and treatment of neurasthenia, commonly called brain drain which provides the intersection of medical diagnoses of a serious ailment with cultural critiques of modernity.

Fuses the cultural critique of modern society and the inversion of gender roles with the medical analysis of neurasthenia.