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Unit content:1. Introduction: Culture and gender in anthropological theory 2. Men & representations of women in Asian myth and religion 3. Patrilineal and matrilineal societies 4. Gender distinctions in classless and stateless societies 5. Class and gender in traditional state societies 6. Gender experiences under colonialism and in revolution 7. Gender representations in modern Asian societies 8. The family, population policy and domestic violence 9. Socio-political transition, economic transformation & gendered labour 10. Gender and the informal sector 11. Gender, aid and development