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037 _bW W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512
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050 0 0 _aBF 692
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100 1 _aFine, Cordelia,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTestosterone rex :
_bmyths of sex, science, and society /
_cCordelia Fine.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bW.W. Norton & Company, Independent Publishers Since 1923,
_c2017
300 _a266 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aFlies of fancy -- One hundred babies? -- A new position on sex -- Why can't a woman be more like a man? -- Skydiving wallflowers -- The hormonal essence of the T-rex? -- The myth of the Lehman sisters -- Vale rex.
520 _aChallenges conventional beliefs about evolutionary factors that are used to justify gender politics, outlining arguments against cultural stereotypes, in a call for a more equal society that recognizes the potential of both sexes.
520 _a"Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging force in human development. According to this overly familiar story, differences between the sexes are shaped by past evolutionary pressures--women are more cautious and parenting-focused, while men seek status to attract more mates. In each succeeding generation, sex hormones and male and female brains are thought to continue to reinforce these unbreachable distinctions, making for entrenched inequalities in modern society. In Testosterone Rex, psychologist Cordelia Fine wittily explains why past and present sex roles are only serving suggestions for the future, revealing a much more dynamic situation through an entertaining and well-documented exploration of the latest research that draws on evolutionary science, psychology, neuroscience, endocrinology, and philosophy. She uses stories from daily life, scientific research, and common sense to break through the din of cultural assumptions. Testosterone, for instance, is not the potent hormonal essence of masculinity; the presumed, built-in preferences of each sex, from toys to financial risk taking, are turned on their heads. Moving beyond the old "nature versus nurture" debates, Testosterone Rex disproves ingrained myths and calls for a more equal society based on both sexes' full, human potential."--Dust jacket.
650 0 _aSex (Psychology)
650 0 _aSex (Biology)
650 0 _aSex.
650 4 _aSex.
650 4 _aSex (Psychology)
650 4 _aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.
650 4 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
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