| Description |
144 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Maps of the mind.
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| Contents |
1. New methods, old ideas -- 2. What causes sex differences? -- 3. Gay genes? -- 4. Hormones, sex and gender -- 5. Experience, interactions and change |
| Summary |
"In Sexing the Brain, Lesley Rogers explores the science of sex differences in brain and behaviour. She shows how, in each age, scientific claims about sex and gender differences have reflected the culture of the time. Although the conviction has spread that genetics can explain everything, the author brings to light the role of culture and environment in the formation of behavioural traits, and so provides an important corrective to popular reductionism."--BOOK JACKET. "Step by step, she surveys the findings of recent scientific studies while pinpointing their assumptions and limitations. Although we do not yet have the complete answers, she says, a greater appreciation of the complexities of the biological and social contributions to behaviour can lead us closer to a better understanding of sex, gender and the brain."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Brain -- Sex differences.
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Human behavior -- Sex differences.
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| ISBN |
0297842765 : |
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