Contemporary Women between Feminism and Tradition
Contemporary Women between Feminism and Tradition
Author(s): Silvia PetrovaSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Институтот за општествени и хуманистички науки – Скопје
Keywords: Bulgaria; Bulgarian women; traditionalism; feminism; gender stereotypes;
Summary/Abstract: The masculine/feminine dichotomy is a basic symbolic division in the tradition of monotheistic societies. For millennia the world has been divided into these culturally- determined halves which are reflected in the models of thought and behaviour imposed by the dominant principle of authority. The established stereotypes of how a body acts mirror the official ideology which is made natural and legitimate by the biological differences.
Journal: Identities: Journal for Politics, Gender and Culture
- Issue Year: 7/2008
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 201-231
- Page Count: 31
- Language: English