Download or read book Natural Women, Cultured Men written by Rosalind A. Sydie and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published for the first time in paperback, Rosalind Sydie's critically acclaimed study examines the work and thought of Durkheim, Weber, Marx, Engels, focusing on what these influential thinkers had to say about the nature of gender relationships. She brings to light assumptions at the foundation of classical social theory, and the effect that these assumptions have had on the perception of women.