The Resource Testosterone rex : myths of sex, science, and society, Cordelia Fine
Testosterone rex : myths of sex, science, and society, Cordelia Fine
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The item Testosterone rex : myths of sex, science, and society, Cordelia Fine represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- "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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 266 pages
- Contents
-
- Flies 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
- Isbn
- 9780393082081
- Label
- Testosterone rex : myths of sex, science, and society
- Title
- Testosterone rex
- Title remainder
- myths of sex, science, and society
- Statement of responsibility
- Cordelia Fine
- Subject
-
- Sex (Psychology)
- Sex (Psychology)
- Sex differences (Psychology)
- Women
- Brain -- Sex differences
- Cognitive science
- trueGender role
- Men
- Neuropsychology
- PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality
- PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory
- Sex
- Sex
- Sex (Biology)
- Sex (Biology)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fine, Cordelia
- Dewey number
- 155.3
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF692
- LC item number
- .F525 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sex (Psychology)
- Sex (Biology)
- Sex
- Sex
- Sex (Biology)
- Sex (Psychology)
- PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory
- Sex
- Sex (Biology)
- Sex (Psychology)
- PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory
- Label
- Testosterone rex : myths of sex, science, and society, Cordelia Fine
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Flies 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
- Control code
- 1808553
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 266 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393082081
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016031608
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40026882920
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780393082081
- (OCoLC)951070706
- Label
- Testosterone rex : myths of sex, science, and society, Cordelia Fine
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Flies 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
- Control code
- 1808553
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 266 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393082081
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2016031608
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40026882920
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780393082081
- (OCoLC)951070706
Subject
- Sex (Psychology)
- Sex (Psychology)
- Sex differences (Psychology)
- Women
- Brain -- Sex differences
- Cognitive science
- trueGender role
- Men
- Neuropsychology
- PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality
- PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory
- Sex
- Sex
- Sex (Biology)
- Sex (Biology)
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