Before the Second Wave

For sociology of gender or classical sociological theory courses or for sociology of gender courses offered in Women's Studies departments. This edited volume examines the way classical sociological theorists thought - and wrote - about issues of gender and human society. Intended for use in gender or classical theory courses in sociology or Women's Studies departments, the book presents the writings of important sociological figures - both men and women - to lay the foundation for studying contemporary women theorists.

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction The Classical Period: Nineteenth Century Sociology Auguste Comte (1798-1857) on Women in Positivist Society Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) on American Women Bebel, August (1840-1913) on Women and Socialism Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) on the Division of Labor and Interests in Marriage Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) on the Rights and Status of Women Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913) on the Condition of Women Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964) on the Voices of Women Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) on Dress as Pecuniary Culture The Progressive Era: Early Twentieth Century Sociology Georg Simmel (1858-1918) on Conflict between Men and Women Mary Roberts (Smith) Coolidge (1860-1945) on the Socialization of Girls Anna Garlin Spencer (1851-1932) on the Woman of Genius Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) on the Economics of Private Household Work Leta Stetter Hollingworth (1886-1939) on Compelling Women to Bear Children Alexandra Kolontai (1873-1952) on Women and Class Edith Abbott (1876-1957) on Women in Industry 1920s and 1930s: Institutionalizing the Discipline, Defining the Canon Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868-1963) on the "Damnation" of Women Edward Alsworth Ross (1866-1951) on Masculinism Anna Garlin Spencer (1851-1932) on Husbands and Wives Robert E. Park (1864-1944) and Ernest W. Burgess (1886-1966) On Sex Differences William Graham Sumner (1840-1910) on Women's Natural Roles Sophonisba P. Breckinridge (1866-1948) on Women as Workers and Citizens Margaret Mead (1901-1978) on the Cultural Basis of Sex Difference Willard Walter Waller (1899-1945) on Rating and Dating The 1940s: Questions about Women's New Roles Edward Alsworth Ross (1866-1951) on Sex Conflict Alva Myrdal (1902-1986) on Women's Conflicting Roles Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) on Sex in the United States Social Structure Joseph Kirk Folsom (1893-1960) on Wives' Changing Roles Gunnar Myrdal (1898-1987) on Democracy and Race, an American Dilemma Mirra Komarovsky (1905-1998) on Cultural Contradictions of Sex Roles Robert Staughton Lynd (1892-1970) on Changes in Sex Roles The 1950s: Questioning the Paradigm Viola Klein (1908-1971) on the Feminine Stereotype Mirra Komarovsky (1905-1998), Functional Analysis of Sex Roles Helen Mayer Hacker on Women as a Minority Group William H. Whyte (1917-1999) on the Corporate Wife Talcott Parsons and Robert F. Bales on the Functions of Sex Roles Alva Myrdal (1902-1986) and Viola Klein (1908-1971) on Women's Two Roles Helen Mayer Hacker on the New Burdens of Masculinity