Abigail Saguy of UCLA sociology talks about her new book Gender Flashpoints. Why do people get so upset about gender? What are the political stakes in various debates about gender and sex? What can sociology tell us about these disputes? Essential listening for followers of modern cultural politics and students of gender.
Show note: The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir was published in 1949 in France.
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