Open AccessDiscussion on Gender Differences and Costume
Author(s) -
Wei Yin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
asian social science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1911-2025
pISSN - 1911-2017
DOI - 10.5539/ass.v4n8p137
Subject(s) - clothing , obligation , psychology , sociology , gender studies , social psychology , aesthetics , art , political science , law
Society has assigned different expectation and obligation to male and female. And this difference is shown in many ways, especially in clothing. Society prescribes standard costume for both sexes. Human clothing represents great otherness because of the gender differences. This dissertation is to discuss the relationship between gender differences and costume