Exploring theories of patriarchy: A perspective from contemporary Bangladesh

Signs

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1096-1127

  Feldman, Shelley ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BANGLADESH; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0141708974     PISSN: 00979740     EISSN: 15456943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/495649     Document Type: Review

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