S/He Brain : Science, Sexual Politics, and the Myths of Feminism
ROBERT. NADEAU
Bok Engelsk 1996 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 1996.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (184 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; 1. The American Gender War: Sex, Gender, and the S/he Brain; 2. The Making of Love's Body: Evolution and the Sexes; 3. The Mind Is Its Own Place: Brain Sex; 4. All You Need Is Love? The S/he Brain and the Mating Game; 5. The Myth of Male Pathology: The S/he Brain in the Kingdom of Eros; 6. Sexual Politics: The (S x)/Gender System in Feminist Theory; 7. The Gender Sameness Trap: Complementarity and Sexual Equality; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - During the 1960s, Margaret Mead's argument that gender identity is a product of learning in particular cultural contexts was incorporated into the sex/gender system in feminist theory. In this system, sex refers to physiological differences in the body and gender refers to learned sex-specific bodies to be viewed as separate and distinct from gender-neutral minds. In S/He Brain, Nadeau demonstrates that the sex/gender systemis not some arcane bit of academic jargon that has no impact on our daily lives. It is the greatest source of division and conflict in the politics of our sexual lives for
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| ISBN | 0275955931
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