The Social Sex

A History of Female Friendship

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book The Social Sex by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown, Harper Perennial
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown ISBN: 9780062265517
Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication: September 22, 2015
Imprint: Harper Perennial Language: English
Author: Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
ISBN: 9780062265517
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication: September 22, 2015
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Language: English

From historian and acclaimed feminist author of How the French Invented Love and A History of the Wife comes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship.

In today’s culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the emotional and intellectual depth to develop and sustain these meaningful relationships.

Surveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, acclaimed author and historian Marilyn Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years. Chronicling shifting attitudes toward friendship—both female and male—from the Bible and the Romans to the Enlightenment to the women’s rights movements of the ‘60s up to Sex and the City and Bridesmaids, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history.

Armed with Yalom and Brown as our guides, we delve into the fascinating historical episodes and trends that illuminate the story of friendship between women: the literary salon as the original book club, the emergence of female professions and the working girl, the phenomenon of gossip, the advent of women’s sports, and more.

Lively, informative, and richly detailed, The Social Sex is a revelatory cultural history.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

From historian and acclaimed feminist author of How the French Invented Love and A History of the Wife comes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship.

In today’s culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the emotional and intellectual depth to develop and sustain these meaningful relationships.

Surveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, acclaimed author and historian Marilyn Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years. Chronicling shifting attitudes toward friendship—both female and male—from the Bible and the Romans to the Enlightenment to the women’s rights movements of the ‘60s up to Sex and the City and Bridesmaids, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history.

Armed with Yalom and Brown as our guides, we delve into the fascinating historical episodes and trends that illuminate the story of friendship between women: the literary salon as the original book club, the emergence of female professions and the working girl, the phenomenon of gossip, the advent of women’s sports, and more.

Lively, informative, and richly detailed, The Social Sex is a revelatory cultural history.

More books from Harper Perennial

Cover of the book Letters from the Earth by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Mind over Money by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book A Trip to the Head by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Devil Sent the Rain by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Antigone by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Encountering America by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Domestic Violets by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Black Boy by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Some Other Town by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Fante by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book The Darling by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Time Warped by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Dogfight at the Pentagon by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Knowing Mandela by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
Cover of the book Profiles in Courage by Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy