Feminization (sociology)

Feminization (sociology)

The term feminization has been used to describe a shift in gender roles and sex roles in a society. Scholar Ann Douglas chronicled the rise of what she describes as sentimental "feminization" of American mass culture in the 19th century, in which writers of both sexes underscored popular convictions about women's weaknesses, desires, and proper place in the world. Ann Douglas (1977). "The Feminization of American Culture". Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0-374-52558-7] Such a figurative societal shift has also been remarked upon in more modern times. Doctress Neutopia (1994). [http://feminism.eserver.org/feminization-of-cyberspace.txt The Feminization of Cyberspace.] Feminism and Women's Studies] It can also mean the incorporation of women into a group or a profession that was once dominated only by men.

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