* Preface
* 1 THEORISTS AND HISTORIANS
* A Dialogue of the Deaf
* The Differentiation of History and Theory
* The Dismissal of the Past
* The Rise of Social History
* The Convergence of Theory and History
* 2 MODELS AND METHODS
* Comparisons
* Models
* Quantitative Methods
* The Social Microscope
* 3 CENTRAL CONCEPTS
* Roles and Performances
* Sex and Gender
* Family and Kinship
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