In live interviews, people with differing backgrounds and attitudes examine “masculine” and “feminine” roles in society during the 1970’s. In the wake of feminism as a social context of the time (1970), this film examines how the explicit boundaries dividing masculinity and femininity have become increasingly blurred. Areas looked at are work, domesticity and marriage.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006803
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Personality and culture
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Personality and culture
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Sex differences
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Maturation (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Personality and culture
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Sex (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)