The Social Sex: A History of Female Friendship
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062265504 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Only men, the reasoning went, had the emotional and intellectual depth to develop and sustain these meaningful relationships.Surveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, acclaimed author and historian Marilyn Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years. From historian and acclaimed feminist author of How the French Invented Love and A History of the Wife comes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship.In today’s culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. Chronicling shifting attitudes toward friendship—both female and male—from the Bible and the Romans to the Enlightenment to the women’s rights movements of the ‘60s up to Sex and the City and Bridesmaids, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history.Armed with Yalom and Brown as our guides, we delve into the fascinating historical episodes and trends that illuminate the story of friendship between women: the literary salon as the original book club, the emergence of f
She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband, psychiatrist and author Irvin D. Marilyn Yalom is a former professor of French and a senior scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She holds a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Yalom.Theresa Donovan Brown is an award-winning author of both fiction and nonfiction. Sh
Share it with a bosom friend.” (NPR) . “In the brisk yet comprehensive The Social Sex: A History of Female Friendship (Harper Perennial), feminist historian Marilyn Yalom and writer Theresa Donovan Brown take a seriously playful approach to the evolution of women as social beings.” (Elle)“ tute, well-balanced, and fact-filled ode to the companionship of womenthis detailed, entertaining book provides the backbone for such sturdy, enduring relationships.” (Booklist)“This sweeping, lighthearted, highly readable survey hints that beyond proximity, shared interests, and ‘reciprocity,’ there is still some lovely mystery to what binds the ‘noncarnal union of
I loved this book CAH I loved this book. It provides an alternative lens throughout various periods of history at the women behind the scenes and the relationships they forged with each other. It includes heart-warming excerpts of correspondence between female friends who endured many of the challenges women stil. "This was recommended for my book club" according to Mary. This was recommended for my book club. No one finished it. It was like reading doctoral thesis that was turned into a book.. An Intergenerational Classic to be savored Gail G. Conners I was sitting at the park reading my brand new paperback,waiting for a young college graduate I was mentoring. I thought to my 78 year old self, "this is a classic about woman's friendship. This is a special book, a keeper."Before I could look up, I heard the young woman I was waiting to mee