| Description |
142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The Routledge Series integrating science and culture
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Routledge series integrating science and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-135) and index. |
| Summary |
"'Sex/Gender' presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling provides an introduction to the biochemistry, neurobiology, and social construction of gender with expertise and humor in a style accessible to a wide variety of readers. In addition to the basics, 'Sex/Gender' ponders the moral, ethical, social and political side to this inescapable subject."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
A genderless future? -- Of spirals and layers -- Of molecules and sex -- Of hormones and brains -- Am I a boy or a girl?-The emergence of gender identity -- Thinking about homosexuality -- Thinking about groups; thinking about individuals -- Pink and blue forever -- Developmental dynamics of pink and blue -- Epilogue: the future of gender (and sex). |
| Subject |
Sex differences.
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Sex differences. |
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Gender identity.
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Gender identity. |
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Sex differentiation.
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Sex differentiation. |
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Intersexuality.
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Intersexuality. |
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Sex (Biology)
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Sex (Biology) |
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Sex role.
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Sex role. |
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Gender identity. |
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Intersex variations. |
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Sex (Body) |
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Gender roles. |
| ISBN |
9780415881456 (hardback) |
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0415881455 (hardback) |
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9780415881463 (paperback) |
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0415881463 (paperback) |
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9780203127971 (e-book) |
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0203127978 (e-book) |
| Standard No. |
6824740 |
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