| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 216 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"For generations, we've been taught that women and men differ in profound and important ways. Women are more sensitive and emotional, whereas men are more aggressive and sexual, because this or that region in the brains of women is smaller or larger than in men, or because they have more or less of this or that hormone. This story seems to provide us with a neat biological explanation for much of what we encounter in day-to-day life. But is it true? According to neuroscientist Daphna Joel, it's not. And in Gender Mosaic, she sets forth a bold and compelling argument that debunks the notion of female and male brains. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, including the groundbreaking results of her own studies, Dr. Joel explains that every human brain is a unique mixture -- or mosaic -- of "male" and "female" features, and that these mosaics don't map neatly into two categories. With urgent practical implications for the way we understand ourselves and the world around us, Gender Mosaic is a fascinating look at the science of gender, sex and the brain, and at how freeing ourselves from the gender binary can help us all reach our full human potential." --Book jacket. |
| Contents |
Part I: sex and the brain. My awakening ; A history of twisted facts ; As the differences pile up ; Nature vs. nurture -- Part II: the human mosaic. Brains in flux ; Not by sex alone ; Mosaic of the human brain ; Now you see it, now you don't ; In anticipation of a blind date ; Brain "types," common and rare ; Men and women under stress ; The human health mosaic ; Mosaic of the mind -- Part III: what's wrong with gender. From the binary to a mosaic ; Gender illusions ; Binary brainwashing -- Part IV: toward a world without gender. How to deal with gender myths ; Gender blending ; Gender-free education ; Ungendering our children ; Gender awareness ; Taking action ; Vision. |
| Subject |
Sex differences (Psychology) -- Popular works.
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Brain -- Sex differences.
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Sex differences (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01114336
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Sex differences (Psychology)
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Brain.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| Added Author |
Vikhanski, Luba, author.
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| ISBN |
0316534617 hardcover |
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9780316534611 hardcover |
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