Abnormal Woman (Classic Reprint): A Sociologic and Scientific Study of Young Women, Including Letters of American and European Girls in Answer to ... With a Bibliography (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how young women in a changing society present themselves and seek connection.

This nonfiction study uses real personal ads, letters, and interviews to illuminate the hopes, worries, and social pressures shaping women's choices. Through careful observation and firsthand testimony, it reveals how ordinary and extraordinary lives intersect in the study of modern relationships. In this edition, you’ll encounter:

• Real examples of personal ads and the responses they drew, with context on how readers interpreted them
• Accounts from students, writers, daughters of notable families, and others navigating love, money, and status
• Discussion of the methods used to study people in society, not in institutions, and what those methods reveal about the era
• Reflection on what abnormal behavior might look like in a social setting and how it relates to everyday life

Ideal for readers interested in sociology, gender studies, and historical perspectives on romance and communication.

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