Sex on the brain : the biological differences between men and women / Deborah Blum.
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TextPublication details: New York : Penguin, 1998, 1997.Description: xxii, 329 pages ; 20 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0140263489
- 9780140263480
- Biological differences between men and women
- QP 81.5 .B58 1997
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"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin ... 1997"--Title page verso.
"A New York times notable book"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-319) and index.
1. Splitting the lark : the origins of sex -- 2. Pinpointing the difference : comparing male and female brains -- 3. Heart to heart : sex differences in emotion -- 4. Perfect partners : the monogamy puzzle -- 5. The second date : inquiries into sexual orientation -- 6. The big T : defining testosterone -- 7. The cycle game : biology and estrogens -- 8. Counterstrikes : love, lust, and rape -- 9. Once divided : power and gender biology.
Looks at the biology of gender, including such topics as male and female brains, sex differences in emotions, sexual orientation, hormones, and social roles.
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