Background
Whyte, Martin King was born on November 4, 1942 in Oklahoma City. Son of William Foote and Kathleen (King) Whyte.
( How does the status of women in different cultures actu...)
How does the status of women in different cultures actually compare with that of men? How does this position vary from one realm--religious, political, economic, domestic, or sexual--to another? To examine these questions, Martin King Whyte draws on a cross-cultural sample of 93 preindustrial societies throughout the world. His analysis describes women's roles in historical perspective, offering a much-needed foundation for feminist scholarship as well as provocative thoughts about the future. To determine why women fare better in some societies than others, Professor Whyte compares data from cultures ranging from small, preliterate hunting bands to the capitals of the Inca and Roman empires. This ethnographic material makes possible a systematic review of the diverse roles of women and also enables the author to test many of the theories advanced to explain the situation of women today. Some of the specific questions considered are: Does male supremacy have its origins in the hunting way of life of our distant ancestors? Are women always inferior to men? Do women have superior status in cultures where they produce much food and thereby play an important economic role? Has the position of women improved over the course of human evolution? Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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( This book examines the American system of dating, mate ...)
This book examines the American system of dating, mate choice, and marriage. It analyzes a wide range of established ideas about how dating and mate choice are changing, and identifies changes and continuities in premarital experiences in twentieth century America. A variety of ideas about what sorts of dating and premarital experiences will make for a successful marriage are tested and for the most part disproven, raising serious doubts about our fundamental assumption that dating experience helps individuals make a "wise" choice for a future mate. Marital success turns out to depend not so much on premarital experiences or on the social background characteristics of couples (such as race, religion, and social class) as on the way in which couples structure their day-to-day marital life together. Through its detailed examination of a wide range of ideas and predictions about dating, mating, and marriage, and through its dramatic findings, Dating, Mating, and Marriage challenges many previous assumptions and conclusions about the fate of American marriage and elevates our knowledge of the American system of mate choice to a higher level.
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( After 1949 the Chinese Communists carried out land refo...)
After 1949 the Chinese Communists carried out land reform, the collectivization of agriculture, and the formation of people's communes. The new economic and political organizations that emerged have made peasant life more comfortable and secure, but many economic and status differentials and traditional customs remain resistant to change. Focusing on rural Kwangtung province, William L. Parish and Martin King Whyte examine the rural work-incentive system, village equality and inequality, rural health care and education, marriage customs, and the position of women, among other topics, to determine what and how much of the traditional Chinese ways of life is left in Communist China.
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( How does the status of women in different cultures actu...)
How does the status of women in different cultures actually compare with that of men? How does this position vary from one realm--religious, political, economic, domestic, or sexual--to another? To examine these questions, Martin King Whyte draws on a cross-cultural sample of 93 preindustrial societies throughout the world. His analysis describes women's roles in historical perspective, offering a much-needed foundation for feminist scholarship as well as provocative thoughts about the future. To determine why women fare better in some societies than others, Professor Whyte compares data from cultures ranging from small, preliterate hunting bands to the capitals of the Inca and Roman empires. This ethnographic material makes possible a systematic review of the diverse roles of women and also enables the author to test many of the theories advanced to explain the situation of women today. Some of the specific questions considered are: Does male supremacy have its origins in the hunting way of life of our distant ancestors? Are women always inferior to men? Do women have superior status in cultures where they produce much food and thereby play an important economic role? Has the position of women improved over the course of human evolution? Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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( Through interviews with city residents, Martin King Why...)
Through interviews with city residents, Martin King Whyte and William L. Parish provide a unique survey of urban life in the last decade of Mao Zedong's rule. They conclude that changes in society produced under communism were truly revolutionary and that, in the decade under scrutiny, the Chinese avoided ostensibly universal evils of urbanism with considerable success. At the same time, however, they find that this successful effort spawned new and equally serious urban problems—bureaucratic rigidity, low production, and more.
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sociology and Chinese studies educator
Whyte, Martin King was born on November 4, 1942 in Oklahoma City. Son of William Foote and Kathleen (King) Whyte.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1964; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1971.
From assistant professor to professor department sociology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1969-1995;
associate department chairman sociology, University of Michigan, 1972-1973, 79-81;
director, Universities Service Center, Hong Kong, 1973-1974;
program dir.Sociology Program, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1993-1994;
professor department sociology, George Washington University, Washington, since 1995. Visiting professor George Washington University, 1994-1995. Member joint commission on Chinese studies American Council of Learned Socs., 1978-1981, 84-87.
Director Center for Research on Social Organisation, 1984-1987, 90-92.
( How does the status of women in different cultures actu...)
( How does the status of women in different cultures actu...)
( After 1949 the Chinese Communists carried out land refo...)
( This book examines the American system of dating, mate ...)
( Through interviews with city residents, Martin King Why...)
(Political rituals in china and how it affects small groups)
(Great book for research, study, or review!)
(VERY-GOOD TRADE-PAPERBACK. COVER A LITTLE WORN LOOKING. T...)
Member American Sociological Association, Association Asian Studies, Population Association American, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Veronica Mueller, November 5, 1966 (divorced 1990). Children: Adam, Tracy. Married Alice Hogan, September 14, 1991.
1 child, Julia.