Image from Google Jackets

Delusions of gender : the real science behind sex differences / Cordella Fine.

By: Fine, CordeliaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Icon, 2010Description: xxix, 338 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9781848311633Subject(s): Sex differences (Psychology) | Sex -- Social aspects | Brain -- Physiology | Neuropsychology | Sex factors | Brain -- Sex differencesDDC classification: 155.33 NLM classification: WL 300
Contents:
Pt. 1. "Half-changed world," half-changed minds -- Pt. 2. Neurosexism -- Pt. 3. Recycling gender.
Summary: Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, Cordelia Fine debunks the myth of hardwired differences between men's and women's brains, unraveling the evidence behind such claims as men's brains aren't wired for empathy and women's brains aren't made to fix cars. She then goes one step further, offering a very different explanation of the dissimilarities between men's and women's behavior. Instead of a "male brain" and a "female brain," Fine gives us a glimpse of plastic, mutable minds that are continuously influenced by cultural assumptions about gender.--From publisher description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Class number Status Date due Barcode Item reservations
Book Book Ruskin College Library Ruskin College Library 612.82 FIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R52291X0085
Total reservations: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-327) and index.

Pt. 1. "Half-changed world," half-changed minds -- Pt. 2. Neurosexism -- Pt. 3. Recycling gender.

Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, Cordelia Fine debunks the myth of hardwired differences between men's and women's brains, unraveling the evidence behind such claims as men's brains aren't wired for empathy and women's brains aren't made to fix cars. She then goes one step further, offering a very different explanation of the dissimilarities between men's and women's behavior. Instead of a "male brain" and a "female brain," Fine gives us a glimpse of plastic, mutable minds that are continuously influenced by cultural assumptions about gender.--From publisher description.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.