The challenge to women : the biological avalanche
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Suffocation in suburbia 2: the march of the wooden house / Paul Bigelow Sears (Episode 10 of 15)
Part 10 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 2 of “Suffocation in Suburbia.” In this recording Paul Bigelow Sears (1891-1990), Professor of Conservation, Emeritus, Yale University, presents “The March of the Wooden House,” a…
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Suffocation in suburbia 3: the emergence of womanpower / Jean Paul Mather (Episode 11 of 15)
Part 11 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 3 of “Suffocation in Suburbia.” In this recording Jean Paul Mather, D. Sc.(1914-2007), University President and General Manager, Purdue Research Foundation (Lafayette, Indiana) presents “The Emergence…
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Suffocation in suburbia 4: Education: training ground or playground? / Kate Mueller (Episode 12 of 15)
Part 12 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 4 of “Suffocation in Suburbia.” In this recording Kate Hevner Mueller, Ph.D(1898-1984), Professor of Higher Education, Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana) presents “Education: Training Ground or Playground?”…
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Suffocation in suburbia 6: social function and social role in the urban sprawl / Jules Henry (Episode 14 of 15)
Part 14 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 6 of “Suffocation in Suburbia.” In this recording Jules Henry, Ph.D.(1904-1969), Professor, Department of Sociology-Anthropology, Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri) presents “Social Function and Social Role…
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Profiles of the vanishing father / Michael Lerner (Episode 6 of 15)
Part 6 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 4 of “The Enduring and Ephemeral in Women’s Life.” In this recording, Max Lerner, Ph.D.(1902-1992), Max Richter Professor of American Civilization, College of Arts and Sciences,…
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Children: in dreams come unexpected responsibilities / Gail Putney (Episode 7 of 15)
Part 7 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 5 of “The Enduring and Ephemeral in Women’s Life.” In this recording Gail J. Putney, Assistant Professor of Sociology at San Jose State College presents “Children:…
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Suffocation in suburbia 1: introduction / Sripati Chandrasekhar (Episode 9 of 15)
Part 9 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 1 of “Suffocation in Suburbia.” In this recording Sripati Chandrasekha, Ph.D.(1918-2001), Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, U.C. Riverside, member of Parliament, New Dehli, India, and Director…
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The challenge to women / John B. Saunders (Episode 2 of 15)
Part 2 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. In this recording John B. de C. M. Saunders (1907-1991), Chancellor, Professor of Anatomy, and Chair of Medical History and Bibliography at the UC Medical Center San Francisco, gives…
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Social role and the search for identity / Mirra Komarovsky (Episode 3 of 15)
Part 3 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 1 of “The Enduring and Ephemeral in Women’s Life.” In this recording Mirra Komarovsky, Ph.D (1906-1999), Professor of Sociology, Barnard College, New York, NY gives a…