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Nov 17, 2008 22:07

"Many cultures go beyond clothing, gestures, and demeanor in gendering children. They inscribe gender directly into bodies. In traditional Chinese society, mothers bound their daughters' feet into three-inch stumps to enhance their sexual attractiveness. Jewish fathers circumcise their infant sons to show their covenant to God. Women in African ( Read more... )

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moonfoam November 18 2008, 06:07:52 UTC
Ah, I read so much by Lorber last semester.

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