Feminization (sociology)
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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. [1] Such a figurative societal shift has also been remarked upon in more modern times. [2] 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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- ^ Ann Douglas (1977). The Feminization of American Culture. Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0-374-52558-7
- ^ Doctress Neutopia (1994). The Feminization of Cyberspace. Feminism and Women's Studies
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