Changing the Rules: The Resurgence of the Feminine

"Women have been the matriarchy. They have dominated men, religion and society. Women have been subservient. They have catered to the patriarchal religion and society. Today, women are again outside the home and making a place for themselves in the world. As women gain status and power in American society, does America run the risk of someday becoming matriarchal with the matriarchs utilizing the same methods of the patriarchy that they so long abhorred? Does the slow but steady cycle of gender dominance continue with its inherent power games of control and manipulation? It is at this point that the metaphorical question can be addressed: Is the cup half empty or is the cup half full?"

K-lee Starland's "Changing the Rules" is a provocative look at the changing role and status of women in western society from antiquity to the present day. It is suitable for the general reader and as a college-level textbook in Women's Studies, Sociology, and History departments.