Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference, (Paperback)

from 2chances

READ IT. Cordelia Fine's examination of the many popular books and research studies which purport to prove that the male and female brains might as well belong to different species is simply brilliant. I gobbled this non-fiction up like it was a light lunch after a hard day's manual labor. Every ...

from CBJames

Are men and women innately different due to the way our comparative brains are built, or are the differences we perceive between us the result of cultural conditioning, a by-product of living within a world that sets different expectations for men and women from the moment we are born? Has scienc...

from rivkat

Really engaging look at, among other things, how people respond to stereotypes (even being reminded that one is a woman can decrease performance on a math test, while being exposed to a competent woman can improve it), how society pervasively genders children (I remember how desperate strangers w...

from cdogzilla

Men aren't from Mars; women aren't from Venus. Ms. Fine's work is a witty, insightful, and healthily skeptical look at the science of gender studies. As a father of twins who'd like to do whatever possible to help both learn how to be happy, healthy, and successful in whatever they choose to do w...

from Cyanide_Cola

Loved it! Couldn't put it down. Engaging, funny, and chalk full of good information. Takes a hard look at some of those "hardwired gender norms". This is a must read for anyone interested in gender studies. Bring a highlighter or a notebook, your gonna need them. Theres lots of good information t...