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Brilliantly researched and wickedly funny, Delusions of Gender debunks the pseudo-scientific myth of hardwired differences between men's and women's brains. Unraveling the evidence behind such claims as men's brains aren't made for empathy and women's brains aren't meant to fix cars, Cordelia Fine provides us with a much-needed corrective to the belief that "men are from Mars and women are from Venus" - a belief all too often works to the detriment of ourselves and our society.

Developmental psychology --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Brain --- Sex differences (Psychology) --- Cerveau --- Différences entre sexes (Psychologie) --- Sex differences. --- Différences entre les sexes --- Sex differences --- Différences entre sexes (Psychologie) --- Différences entre les sexes --- Brain - Sex differences --- gender-issues --- gender equality --- sex --- neuroscience --- parenting

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This book examines the biological roots of human sexual behavior. It puts forward the case that the diversity of human sexuality can best be understood in terms of the development, structure, and function of the brain circuits that produce it. Discarding preconceptions about the motivation and purpose of sexuality, LeVay discusses the scientific evidence bearing on such questions as why we are sexual animals, what the brain mechanisms are that produce sexual behavior, how these mechanisms differ between men and women and how these differences develop, and finally, what determines a person's sexual orientation: genes, prenatal events, family environment, or early sexual experiences? The book covers evolutionary theory, molecular genetics, endocrinology, brain structure and function, cognitive psychology, and development.--From publisher description.

Gender (Sex) --- Neuropsychologie --- Neuropsychology --- Psychologie [Neuro] --- Seksualiteit --- Sex --- Sex (Gender) --- Sexualiteit --- Sexualité --- Neuropsychology. --- Brain --- Sex. --- Cerveau --- Sex differences --- Différences entre les sexes --- Sex differences. --- 612.6.06 --- Sexuality. Origin of the sexes --- 612.6.06 Sexuality. Origin of the sexes --- Sexualité --- Différences entre les sexes --- Human beings --- Human sexuality --- Sexual behavior --- Sexual practices --- Sexuality --- Sexology --- Neurophysiology --- Psychophysiology --- Cerebrum --- Mind --- Central nervous system --- Head --- Brain - Sex differences. --- NEUROSCIENCE/General --- SOCIAL SCIENCES/Sociology