2: THE HISTORY OF GENDER.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- ERICKSON-SCHROTH, LAURA; DAVIS, BENJAMIN
- Source
- Gender: What Everyone Needs to Know®; 2021, p30-47, 18p
- Subject
- GENDER role
GENDERISM
PALEOLITHIC Period
PATRIARCHY
NEOLITHIC Period
EVOLUTIONARY psychology
GENDER differences (Psychology)
- Language
The article focuses on the historical evolution of gender roles, challenging assumptions about early human societies and emphasizing the likely egalitarian nature of Paleolithic communities. It discusses the shift towards patriarchal systems during the Neolithic Age, examining how agriculture and the accumulation of resources led to distinct gender roles and the article explores the debates within evolutionary psychology about the origins of gender differences.