The Natural Superiority of Women
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The Natural Superiority of Women is a 1952 book by anthropologist Ashley Montagu that argues, using biological and social evidence, that women possess inherent advantages over men and challenges traditional notions of male dominance.
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| instanceOf |
book
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feminist literature → non-fiction book → |
| addressesIssue |
gender inequality
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sexism → social status of women → |
| argument |
biological evidence supports female advantages in some domains
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social evidence supports female advantages in some domains → traditional notions of male superiority are unfounded → women possess inherent advantages over men → |
| author |
Ashley Montagu
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| authorFullName |
Ashley Montagu
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| authorProfession |
anthropologist
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizes |
assumptions of male superiority
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patriarchal social structures → |
| era |
20th-century literature
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| genre |
gender studies
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popular science → social science → |
| hasForm |
print
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| hasPerspective |
pro-feminist
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| hasRevisedEditions |
true
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| influencedBy |
anthropology
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cultural anthropology → evolutionary theory → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
biological determinism
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feminism → gender differences → human evolution → male dominance → maternal role → patriarchy → sex differences in humans → social roles → women → |
| notableFor |
challenging traditional male dominance
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popularizing arguments for female superiority → |
| proposes |
revaluation of women’s social role
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| publicationType |
monograph
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| publicationYear |
1952
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| targetAudience |
feminist scholars
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general readership → students of social science → |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
modern society
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| usesEvidenceType |
biological evidence
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social evidence → |
Referenced by (1)
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Ashley Montagu
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