Sex on the brain : the biological differences between men and women / Deborah Blum.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Penguin, 1998, 1997.Description: xxii, 329 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0140263489
  • 9780140263480
Other title:
  • Biological differences between men and women
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP 81.5 .B58 1997
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection QP 81.5 .B58 1997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98649943

"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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