Introduction -- Fundamental differences between females and males? -- Genes and hormones -- what make up an individual's sex? -- Sexual conflict and the dilemma of stereotyping the sexes -- Sex, gender and evolution beyond genes -- Beyond coy females and eager males: the evolution of Darwin's sexual selection -- Human sex differences in height: Evolution due to gender hierarchy? -- How do voices become gendered? A critical examination of everyday and medical constructions of the relationship between voice, sex and gender identity -- Parenthood in Norway: Between politics and science
Summary
This edited volume challenges popular notions of sex, gender and biology and features international, trans-disciplinary research. The book begins with an exploration of supposedly 'natural' sexual differences, then looks at research in evolutionary biology and examines topics such as gender stereotypes in humans