{"product_id":"the-social-sex-a-history-of-female-friendship-9780062265500","title":"The Social Sex: A History of Female Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom historian and acclaimed feminist author of \u003cem\u003eHow the French Invented Love\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA History of the Wife\u003c\/em\u003e comes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying 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 \u003cem\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBridesmaids\u003c\/em\u003e, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLively, informative, and richly detailed, \u003cem\u003eThe Social Sex \u003c\/em\u003eis a revelatory cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062265500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2015 pg. 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2015 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marilyn Yalom, Theresa Donovan Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049386606773,"sku":"9780062265500","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9e4b5f99-a0b2-493e-b813-52d6ff17d4c3.jpg?v=1689688996","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-social-sex-a-history-of-female-friendship-9780062265500","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}