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050 00 $aBF692$b.F525 2017
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100 1 $aFine, Cordelia,$eauthor.
245 10 $aTestosterone rex :$bmyths of sex, science, and society /$cCordelia Fine.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bW.W. Norton & Company, Inc.,$c[2017]
300 $a266 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [201]-250) and index.
505 0 $aPart one: Past. Flies of fancy -- One hundred babies? -- A new position on sex -- Part two: Present. 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 -- Part three: Future. Vale rex.
520 $aChallenges conventional beliefs about evolutionary factors that are used to justify gender politics, outlining arguments against cultural stereotypes, in a call for a more equal society that recognizes the potential of both sexes.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aSex (Psychology)
650 0 $aSex (Biology)
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650 7 $aSex (Biology)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01114219
650 7 $aSex (Psychology)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01114228
650 7 $aPSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory.$2bisacsh
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