Sex/Gender : Biology in a Social World
Anne. Fausto-Sterling
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (161 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. A Genderless Future?; Chapter 2. Of Spirals and Layers; Chapter 3. Of Molecules and Sex; Chapter 4. Of Hormones and Brains; Chapter 5. Am I a Boy or a Girl?-The Emergence of Gender Identity; Chapter 6. Thinking about Homosexuality; Chapter 7. Thinking about Groups; Thinking About Individuals; Chapter 8. Pink and Blue Forever; Chapter 9. The Developmental Dynamics of Pink and Blue; Chapter 10. Epilogue : The Future of Gender (and Sex); Notes; References; Acknowledgments; Index. - 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 inescapa
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| ISBN | 9780415881456. - 9780415881463
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