Delusions of Gender - The Real Science Behind Sex Differences. Shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2010
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| Verlag | Icon Books |
| Auflage | 2011 |
| Seiten | 368 |
| Format | 19,8 cm |
| B format | |
| Gewicht | 273 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1848312202 |
| EAN | 9781848312203 |
| Bestell-Nr | 84831220UA |
Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity.
THE BRILLIANT AND HUGELY INFLUENTIAL BOOK BY THE WINNER OF THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOKS PRIZE
'Fun, droll yet deeply serious.'New Scientist
'A brilliant feminist critic of theneurosciences ... Read her, enjoy and learn.'Hilary Rose, THES
'A witty and meticulously researchedexposé of the sloppy studies that pass for scientificevidence in so many of today's bestselling bookson sex differences.'Carol Tavris, TLS
Gender inequalities are increasingly defended by citing hard-wired differences between the male andfemale brain. That's why, we're told, there are so fewwomen in science, so few men in the laundry room -different brains are just suited to different things.
With sparkling wit and humour, Cordelia Fine attacksthis 'neurosexism', revealing the mind's remarkableplasticity, the substantial influence of culture on identity,and the malleability of what we consider to be'hardwired' difference.
This modern classic showsthe surprising extent to which boys and girls, men andwomen are made - not born.
Rezension:
'We are all in [Fine's] debt. She has the expertise to check the research references cited by academic as well as popular books on the subject, and she has the clarity and wit to impart her findings to the lay reader. She exposes shockingly lightweight research that is taken seriously and nuanced research that is misreported.' Guardian
