Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on Gender Transformations From Private to Public /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Spencer-Wood, Suzanne M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Archaeology.; Sociology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Social Sciences.; Gender Studies.

In many facets of Western culture, including archaeology, there remains a legacy of perceiving gender divisions as natural, innate, and biological in origin. Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on Gender Transformations: From Private to Public denaturalizes the gender dichotomy between domest...