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- catalog abstract ""Contemporary discussions of sex differences typically assume that they are determined by society rather than biology. It is society, we hear, that teaches little girls to be feminine and little boys to be masculine; it is society that tells women to respond to babies and men to respond to sports. Reflecting the fashionable idea that male and female roles have been "socially constructed," most commentators speak of gender instead of sex. Because men and women are virtually interchangeable, so the argument goes, men should do an equal share of domestic and childrearing work so that women can compete equally outside the home." "There's one problem with this beguiling vision of androgyny: whatever we might like to believe, as Dr. Steven Rhoads shows, sex distinctions remain a deeply rooted part of human nature. In Taking Sex Differences Seriously, Rhoads assembles scientific evidence demonstrating that these differences are "hardwired" into our biology. They range from the subtle (men get a chemical high from winning, while women get one from nursing) to the profound (women with high testosterone levels are more promiscuous, more competitive and more conflicted about having children than those with average levels)."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13260221.
- catalog created "2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
- catalog description ""Contemporary discussions of sex differences typically assume that they are determined by society rather than biology. It is society, we hear, that teaches little girls to be feminine and little boys to be masculine; it is society that tells women to respond to babies and men to respond to sports. Reflecting the fashionable idea that male and female roles have been "socially constructed," most commentators speak of gender instead of sex. Because men and women are virtually interchangeable, so the argument goes, men should do an equal share of domestic and childrearing work so that women can compete equally outside the home." "There's one problem with this beguiling vision of androgyny: whatever we might like to believe, as Dr. Steven Rhoads shows, sex distinctions remain a deeply rooted part of human nature. In Taking Sex Differences Seriously, Rhoads assembles scientific evidence demonstrating that these differences are "hardwired" into our biology. They range from the subtle (men get a chemical high from winning, while women get one from nursing) to the profound (women with high testosterone levels are more promiscuous, more competitive and more conflicted about having children than those with average levels)."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Androgynous parenting at the frontier -- Masculinity/femininity -- Sex -- Fatherless families -- The sexual revolution -- Aggression, dominance and competition -- Sports, aggression, and Title IX -- Nurturing the young -- Day care.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-362) and index.".
- catalog extent "vii, 374 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Taking sex differences seriously.".
- catalog identifier "1893554937 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Taking sex differences seriously.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "San Francisco, Calif. : Encounter Books,".
- catalog relation "Taking sex differences seriously.".
- catalog subject "395.3 22".
- catalog subject "Child rearing.".
- catalog subject "HQ1075 .R48 2004".
- catalog subject "Sex differences.".
- catalog subject "Sex role.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Androgynous parenting at the frontier -- Masculinity/femininity -- Sex -- Fatherless families -- The sexual revolution -- Aggression, dominance and competition -- Sports, aggression, and Title IX -- Nurturing the young -- Day care.".
- catalog title "Taking sex differences seriously / Steven E. Rhoads.".
- catalog type "text".