Myths of gender : biological theories about women and men /
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| Author / Creator: | Fausto-Sterling, Anne, 1944- |
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| Imprint: | New York : Basic Books, c1985. |
| Description: | xi, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/726620 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The Biological Connection: An Introduction
- 2. A Question of Genius: Are Men Really Smarter Than Women?
- 3. Of Genes and Gender
- Conclusion: from Gene to Gender
- 4. Hormonal Hurricanes: Menstruation, Menopause, and Female Behavior
- Conclusion
- 5. Hormones and Aggression: An Explanation of Power?
- 6. Putting Woman in Her (evolutionary) Place
- 7. Sex and Science: A Conclusion
- 8. Sex and the Single Brain: Addendum to the Second Edition
- Conclusion: Is This the Decade of Sex Differences in the Brain?
- Afterword to the Second Edition
- Appendix
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
