Women in the Modern World Their Education and

In Women in the Modern World, noted feminist and sociologist Mirra Komarovsky begins with a consideration of biology. Reflecting on these now-familiar arguments that the natural biological differences between women and men dictate different social roles, Komarovsky demolishes these arguments by carefully reviewing studies that find sex differences in cognitive abilities, achievement, and psychological predispositions.

Mirra Komarovsky was professor emeritus of sociology at Barnard College and past president of the American Sociological Association Michael S. Kimmel is professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook

Series Editor's Introduction

xi

Foreword

xxvii

Women's Education under Fire

3

(15)

The ``Neo-Antifeminists''

5

(6)

Alma Mater in Retrospect

11

(7)

Where Angels Fear to Tread

18

(35)

Do Psychological Tests Support the Case for a Feminine Curriculum?

19

(12)

Psychoanalysis and Women

31

(9)

Is Every Professional Woman a ``Lady in the Dark?''

40

(8)

An Alternative Diagnosis

48

(5)

Under Twenty-one

53

(47)

Learning the Feminine Role

53

(14)

The Family Confronts the Girl with Equally Compelling But Contradictory Pressures

67

(9)

Some Traditional Stereotypes Versus Current Realities

76

(11)

Ethics and the Sexes

87

(5)

Looking Ahead: What College Girls Want Out of Life

92

(8)

The Homemaker and Her Problems

100

(66)

Some Vital Facts

100

(7)

The Overworked Mother

107

(8)

Why is the Homemaker Discontented?

115

(12)

The Career-Minded Homemaker

127

(26)

The Problems of Leisure

153

(13)

Home Plus a Job

166

(42)

Background Facts

166

(3)

Some Contrasting Portraits

169

(16)

A Happy Career Wife

169

(4)

A Problem-ridden Marriage

173

(6)

A New-style Feminist

179

(6)

Family Relationships and Home Responsibilities of Employed Homemakers

185

(14)

The Job

199

(9)

Can College Educate for Marriage and Parenthood?

208

(50)

The Old Guard and the ``Functionalists''

212

(6)

Immunity to ``Culture Shock''

218

(4)

Social Roots of Personal Conflicts

222

(3)

Understanding Oneself

225

(4)

Student Counseling

229

(5)

Romance and Reality

234

(5)

Family Relationships: Problems Foreseen are Conflicts Avoided

239

(6)

Parenthood

245

(5)

Let the Men in on It, Too

250

(8)

Towards a Philosophy of Women's Education

258

(43)

Why Not a Distinctively Feminine Curriculum

259

(12)

Some Needed Educational Reforms

271

(17)

Spanning the Gap Between Classroom and Reality: Field Work and the Casebook

274

(4)

Education for Citizenship

278

(5)

Vocational Preparation

283

(5)

Education is Not Enough

288

(13)

Notes

301

(12)

Guide to the Case Material

313

(2)

Index

315

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