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- Same difference : how gender myths are hurting our relationships, our children, and our jobs / by Barnett, Rosalind C.; Rivers, Caryl.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-278) and index.The seduction of difference -- The caring trap -- That old black magic -- The mating game -- Talking about power -- Man (and woman) the hunter -- Do the math -- Leading questions -- As the twig is bent -- The self-esteem swan dive -- The road ahead.Publisher's description: From respected academics like Carol Gilligan to pop-psych gurus like John Gray, the message has long been the same: Men and women are fundamentally different, and trying to bridge the gender gap can only lead to grief. Generations have bought into the idea that women are uniquely primed to be "relational," men innately driven toward achievement-even when these "truths" are contradicted by what's happening in our daily lives. The time has come, argue the authors of this groundbreaking book, to liberate ourselves from biological determinism. Drawing on years of exhaustive research, Barnett and Rivers reveal how a toxic mix of junk science, pop psychology, and media hype has profoundly influenced our thinking and behavior, causing us to make poor decisions about how we choose our mates, raise our children, and manage our careers. It is power, not gender, that makes a difference; in fact, there are more differences among women (or men) with varying degrees of power than there are between women and men. In this vitally important and life-changing book, Barnett and Rivers sound a clarion call: a plea to end sexual stereotyping so that women and men, girls and boys, may realize their destinies as full human beings. Same Difference takes on the myths of "Mars and Venus": Myth...Men are genetically driven to seek out beautiful women. This may have been true in the stone age, but times change. Now, a significant number of men report that an attractive portfolio is even more alluring than a pretty face. Myth...Women want to marry wealthy men who can protect them and their children. In fact, a surprising majority of today's women put a higher price tag on empathy and nurturance. Myth...Girls face an inevitable plunge in self-esteem at adolescence. Recent research finds no evidence of this. Yet parents, teachers, and girls themselves lower their expectations and balk at challenges, because of this pervasive belief. Myth...Boys and girls learn differently. Teaching styles that emphasize different tactics for boys and girls are more often rooted in stereotypes than research or hard science, and can lead to a poorer-quality education for girls. Still, public funds are squandered on special curricula aimed at "female learning styles." Myth...Men and women speak "different languages"-they "Just Don't Understand" each other. Wrong. Women talk "male" in the boardroom, and men easily master "motherese." Myth...Female leadership is kinder and gentler. Not so. Position is the key to behavior: female managers are not more democratic than males, though many of us might like to think so.
- Subjects: Sex differences (Psychology); Sex role.;
- © c2004., Basic Books,
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- She-Q : why women should mentor men and change the world / by Takei, Michele.;
"This book takes readers on a fascinating intellectual journey that showcases SHE-Q as the next great emerging intelligence--a force that can remake the world."--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-305) and index.A band-aid equality -- A world out of balance -- How did we get here? -- Women know and do not know -- Women are more rational -- Women are more moral -- Women are the more creative sex -- The real reason relationships fail -- Male relational dread -- Confessions of a male chauvinist pig -- Learning how to be a man -- Why men are clueless in relationships -- Her advanced knowing matches new perspectives -- She-Q, the wisdom of women -- Mentoring the masculine -- The new hero -- A balanced future.
- Subjects: Sex differences (Psychology); Women; Sex role.; Feminism.;
- © 2012., Praeger,
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- The war of the sexes : how conflict and cooperation have shaped men and women from prehistory to the present / by Seabright, Paul.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Sex and salesmanship -- Seduction and the emotions -- Social primates -- Testing for talent -- What do women want? -- Coalitions of the willing -- The scarcity of charm -- The tender war.As countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Yet we belong to the most cooperative species on the planet. Isn't there a way we can use this capacity to achieve greater harmony and equality between the sexes? In The War of the Sexes, Paul Seabright argues that there is--but first we must understand how the tension between conflict and cooperation developed in our remote evolutionary past, how it shaped the modern world, and how it still holds us back, both at home and at work. Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, Seabright shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation. The evolutionary niche--the long dependent childhood--carved out by our ancestors requires the highest level of cooperative talent. But it also gives couples more to fight about. Men and women became experts at influencing one another to achieve their cooperative ends, but also became trapped in strategies of manipulation and deception in pursuit of sex and partnership. In early societies, economic conditions moved the balance of power in favor of men, as they cornered scarce resources for use in the sexual bargain. Today, conditions have changed beyond recognition, yet inequalities between men and women persist, as the brains, talents, and preferences we inherited from our ancestors struggle to deal with the unpredictable forces unleashed by the modern information economy. Men and women today have an unprecedented opportunity to achieve equal power and respect. But we need to understand the mixed inheritance of conflict and cooperation left to us by our primate ancestors if we are finally to escape their legacy.
- Subjects: Sex (Psychology); Sex differences (Psychology); Interpersonal relations.; Men; Women;
- © c2012., Princeton University Press,
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- Why beautiful people have more daughters : from dating, shopping, and praying to going to war and becoming a billionaire ; two evolutionary psychologists explain why we do what we do ; [includes a new afterword] / by Miller, Alan S.; Kanazawa, Satoshi.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-239) and index.
- Subjects: Beauty, Personal; Evolutionary psychology.; Sex differences (Psychology); Beauty, Personal Psychological aspects; Evolutionary psychology; Sex differences (Psychology);
- © 2008., Perigee Book,
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- The tending instinct : how nurturing is essential for who we are and how we live / by Taylor, Shelley E.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-280) and index.Taylor examines stress, relationships, and human society through the special lens of women's biology. She draws on genetics, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to show how this tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression. Taylor also examines what drives women to seek each other's company, and to tend to the young and the infirm -- acts that greatly benefit the group but often at great cost to the individual.
- Subjects: Sociobiology.; Sex differences.; Nurturing behavior.; Stress (Psychology);
- © 2002., Times Books,
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- Teaching the male brain : how boys think, feel, and learn in school / by James, Abigail Norfleet.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index.This guide helps teachers discover how to reach male students. Updated with recent research in neuroscience and developmental psychology, it translates theory into practical strategy.Foreword -- Bradley Adams -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Introduction -- Substantiating Research -- How the Book Is Structured -- Learning Objectives -- Part I. Sex and Gender Differences in the Classroom -- Chapter 1. Brain Basics Are Brains Gendered? Anatomy of the Brain Sex Differences in Brain Function Cognitive Skills -- Chapter 2. Sensory Differences Vision Hearing Touch Learning Modalities Sensory Differences and Learning -- Chapter 3. Physical Differences Activity Levels Gross Motor Development Versus Fine Motor Development Targeting Handedness and Dexterity Growth Patterns Physical Differences and Learning -- Chapter 4. Cognitive Differences Verbal and Language Skills Practice the Skills Necessary for the SAT, ACT, NAEP, and Other Standardized Tests Spatial Abilities Learning Modalities Strategy Development Cognitive Differences and Learning Part II. Societal and Biological Influences -- Chapter 5. ADHD and Learning Disabilities Attention--ADHD Medication The "At Risk" Student Sleep Attentional and Learning Problems -- Chapter 6. Social and Emotional Differences The Brain and Emotions Emotional Vocabulary Aggression and Bullying Competition and Cooperation Puberty Alcohol and Drugs Social Influence on School School and Masculinity Learning Applications Emotions and Learning -- Chapter 7. Students With Other Risks Teachers Culture Adults Boys in Foster Care Boys With Cultural, Linguistic, or Socioeconomic Differences and School Part III. Strategies and Resources for Teaching the Male Brain -- Chapter 8. Classroom Management Strategies Home Influence Discipline Self-Control Technology Classroom Management and Learning -- Chapter 9. Content-Specific Suggestions English/Language Arts Mathematics History/Social Studies Science Foreign Languages Fine Arts, Music, and Drama Computer Skills Individual Disciplines and Learning -- Chapter 10. Gendered Education: Teaching Boys and Girls Together Boys and Girls as Learners Sex and Gender Differences in the Classroom Gendered Education and Learning -- Chapter 11. Effective Teaching Differentiated Instruction Multiple Intelligences Learning Modalities Unit Design Empowering Boys as Learners Test-Taking Strategies Final Words -- Chapter 12. Resources and Other Helps Books of Interest Rubrics Learning Style Assessments -- Resources Books for Boys Ages 6-9 -- Books for Boys Ages 9-13 -- Books for Boys Ages 13-18 -- Graphic Novel.
- Subjects: Boys; Boys; Sex differences in education.; Academic achievement.;
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- You just don't understand : women and men in conversation / by Tannen, Deborah.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-330) and index.
- Subjects: Communication in marriage.; Interpersonal communication.; Sex differences (Psychology); Communication; Interpersonal Relations; Marriage; Sex Factors;
- © c1990., Morrow,
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- Teaching the female brain : how girls learn math and science / by James, Abigail Norfleet.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-184) and index.Examines how girls' unique sensory, physical, cognitive, and emotional characteristics affect their performance in the classroom, and shows you how to adapt classroom experiences to assist girls' learning, particularly in math and science. --from publisher descriptionForeword / Monica M. Gillespie -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Introduction -- Quiz -- The problem -- How to help -- 1. The influence of cognitive gender differences -- Quiz -- pt. I. The brain and senses -- What the brain looks like -- Sensory differences -- pt. II. The mind -- Verbal skills -- Analytic styles -- Brain and cognitive differences -- 2. Differences in learning approaches -- Quiz -- Learning modalities -- Auditory learning -- Verbal learning -- Kinesthetic learning -- Visual learning -- Group size -- Fairness -- Learning disabilities -- Dyslexia -- Dysgraphia/dyspraxia -- Dyscalculia -- Synthesizing versus analyzing -- Learning differences and the classroom -- 3. Dealing with stress -- Quiz -- Stress -- Management of test anxiety -- Math anxiety -- Ability versus effort -- Self- handicapping -- Focus -- Management of distractions -- 4. Teaching math to the female brain -- Quiz -- Performance in math -- Testing differences -- Why girls don't like math -- Lack of confidence -- Lack of skills -- Differences in problem-solving approaches -- People orientation preference -- Manipulatives -- Exact solutions -- What can be done to help? -- Early introduction -- Attitude change -- Clearer instruction -- Focus on process, not product -- Peer influence -- Math and girls -- 5. Teaching science to the female brain -- Quiz -- Why girls don't like science -- Access (or the lack of it) -- Science is uninteresting -- Collaborative learning style -- Science background -- Spatial relationships -- Other sensory differences -- Why girls should do well in science -- Study skills -- Self-discipline -- What can be done to help? -- Encouragement and mentors -- Methods to change girls' minds -- Science and girls -- 6. Teaching math and science to girls in a coed school -- Sociocultural issues -- History -- Families -- Other teachers -- Role models -- Verbal versus visual approach -- Single-sex classes or programs -- Practical applications -- Final words -- 7. Gendered instruction -- Virginia standards of learning -- Differentiated instruction -- Components of differentiated instruction -- Multiple intelligences -- Tasks for each of the intelligences -- Learning modalities -- Unit design -- Empowering girls as learners -- Test-taking strategies -- Beginning strategies -- Strategies for specific item types -- Final words -- 8. Resources and other help -- Math techniques -- Verbalizing math -- Box the operator -- Books -- Books with interesting and simple science experiments -- Books with interesting approaches to math -- Web sites -- Engineering Web Sites for girls -- Science program Web sites for girls -- Web sites with good materials for math and science -- Learning style assessments -- Elementary school -- Secondary school -- References -- Index.
- Subjects: Mathematics; Science; Girls; Girls; Sex differences in education.;
- © c2009., Corwin,
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- A brief history of modern psychology / by Benjamin, Ludy T.,1945-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-236) and index.1. Pre-scientific psychology -- A public psychology -- Phrenology -- Physiognomy -- Mesmerism -- Spiritualism -- Mental healing -- The road to mental philosophy -- British empiricism -- Scottish realism -- American mental philosophers -- Struggles for the new science -- 2. Physiology, psychophysics, and the science of mind -- Brain and nervous system -- Cortical localization -- Specificity in the nerves -- The speed of nerve conduction -- Sensory physiology -- Color vision -- Pitch perception -- Psychophysics -- Ernst Weber's research -- Fechner's psychophysics -- 3. Germany and the birth of a new science -- Wundt's Leipzig laboratory -- Wundt's psychology -- Wundt's research methods -- Wundt's VoÌlkerpsychologie -- Wundt's students -- Hermann Ebbinghaus and the study of memory -- Franz Brentano's act psychology -- Carl Stumpf and the psychology of tone -- Georg Elias MuÌller and memory -- Oswald KuÌlpe and thinking -- 4. Origins of scientific psychology in America -- William James as psychologist -- James's Principles -- James's student : Mary Whiton Calkins -- Philosophy and psychical phenomena -- G. Stanley Hall and the professionalization of psychology -- The child study movement -- Adolescence and Hall's genetic psychology -- Psychoanalysis, religion, aging -- James McKeen Cattell : psychology's ambassador -- Cattell's mental tests -- Cattell as editor of Science -- Getting the word out about a new science --5. The early schools of psychology -- Titchener's psychology -- Structuralism -- Introspection -- Studies of sensation : psychology's periodic table -- Titchener's first doctoral student : Margaret Floy Washburn -- The experimentalists -- The Manuals -- Functionalism -- British influences -- Angell's functional psychology -- Woodworth's dynamic psychology -- The psychological work of the functionalists -- The legacies of structuralism and functionalism -- 6. The birth of the new applied psychology in America -- The beginnings of clinical psychology -- Lightner Witmer's psychological clinic -- A psychology of business -- The psychology of advertising -- Walter D. Scott -- Harry L. Hollingworth -- MuÌnsterberg and industrial efficiency -- Lillian Gilbreth's engineering psychology -- Business psychology outside the academy -- Vocational guidance -- Intelligence testing -- MuÌnsterberg and the psychology of law -- The new profession of psychology -- 7. Psychoanalysis -- Freud's early training -- Josef Breuer and the case of Anna O. -- Psychoanalysis as a theory of the normal mind-- Psychoanalysis as a theory of the neuroses -- Psychoanalysis as method -- Psychoanalysis in America -- The neo-Freudians -- Alfred Adler's individual psychology -- Carl Jung's analytical psychology -- Karen Horney -- The continued popularity of psychoanalysis --8. Behaviorism -- John Watson and the founding of behaviorism -- The beginnings of comparative psychology -- Watson's behaviorism -- Conditioned emotions -- Watson at Johns Hopkins University -- Watson as founder -- The growth of behaviorism -- Neobehaviorism -- Tolman's cognitive behaviorism -- Hull's hypothetico-deductive behaviorism -- Skinner's radical behaviorism -- Behaviorism : a final note -- 9. The new profession of psychology -- A profession defined -- Experiences in World War I -- Early organizational efforts -- The role of psychological assessment -- Clinical psychology -- Industrial-organizational psychology -- School psychology -- Counseling psychology -- The modern profession -- 10. A psychology of social action and social change -- The psychology of sex differences -- Helen Bradford Thompson (Woolley) -- Leta Stetter Hollingworth -- Kurt Lewin's action research -- The psychology of race -- Race differences in intelligence -- Psychology and school desegregation -- A final note -- 11. Cognitive psychology -- Gestalt psychology -- Bartlett and the constructive mind -- The rise of modern cognitive psychology -- Karl Lashley and the Hixon symposium -- Computer metaphors -- Pioneers of the 1950s : Bruner, Brown, Chomsky, Miller -- Naming the field -- Was there a cognitive revolution?
- Subjects: Psychology;
- © 2007., Blackwell Pub.,
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- Gay, straight, and the reason why : the science of sexual orientation / by LeVay, Simon.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-392) and indexes.What is sexual orientation? -- Why we need biology -- The outline of a theory -- Childhood -- Characteristics of gay and straight adults -- The role of sex hormones -- The role of genes -- The brain -- The body -- The older-brother effect.What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? In this book, the author, a neuroscientist summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. He helped create this field in 1991 with a much-publicized study in Science magazine, where he reported on a difference in the brain structure between gay and straight men. Since then, an entire scientific discipline has sprung up around the quest for a biological explanation of sexual orientation. In this book, he provides a clear explanation of where the science stands today, taking the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, and family demographics. He describes, for instance, how researchers have manipulated the sex hormone levels of animals during development, causing them to mate preferentially with animals of their own gender. He also reports on the prevalence of homosexual behavior among wild animals, ranging from Graylag geese to the Bonobo chimpanzee. Although many details remain unresolved, the general conclusion is quite clear: A person's sexual orientation arises in large part from biological processes that are already underway before birth. He also makes it clear that these lines of research have a lot of potential because, far from seeking to discover "what went wrong" in the lives of gay people, attempting to develop "cures" for homosexuality, or returning to traditional explanations that center on parent-child relationships, various forms of "training," or early sexual experiences, our modern scientists are increasingly seeing sexual variety as something to be valued, celebrated, and welcomed into society.
- Subjects: Sexual orientation.; Sex (Psychology); Sex (Biology);
- © 2012., Oxford University Press,
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