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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 power : a novel / by Alderman, Naomi,author.; Davies, Marsh,illustrations.;
'All over the world women and girls are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain, and even death. And with this small twist of nature, everything changes drastically. Ambitious and provocative, visceral and page-turning, award-winning author Naomi Alderman's THE POWER at once takes us on a journey to an alternate reality and exposes our own world in bold and surprising ways."--10 best books, The New York Times Book Review.
Subjects: Dystopias.; Dystopian fiction.; Women; Teenage girls; Sex role; Social role;
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Vinegar girl : the taming of the shrew retold / by Tyler, Anne.; Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.Taming of the shrew.;
Anne Tyler's retelling of the Shakespeare play "The taming of the shrew."
Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Married people; Sex role;
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The yellow wallpaper [videorecording] / by Clive, John.; Curtis, Sarah.; Wadey, Maggie.; Dillane, Stephen.; Watson, Julia,1953-; Gilman, Charlotte Perkins,1860-1935.Yellow wallpaper.; BBC Education & Training.; Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm);
DVD-R.Stephen Dillon, Julia Watson.Photography, John Hooper ; film editor, Sue Wyatt ; music, Carl Davis.The story of a woman who feels oppressed by marriage and motherhood. While taking a rest cure she becomes obsessed with the wallpaper and begins to imagine that there is a woman behind the paper.
Subjects: Television adaptations.; Feature films.; Married women; Mentally ill women; Sex role;
© [2004], c1998., Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
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The Berenstain Bears, no girls allowed / by Berenstain, Stan,1923-; Berenstain, Jan,1923-;
Annoyed that Sister Bear always beats them at baseball and other "boy" type activities, her brother and the other male cubs try to exclude her from their new club.
Subjects: Sex role; Brothers and sisters; Clubs; Bears;
© c1986., Random House,
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Gender : what everyone needs to know / by Erickson-Schroth, Laura,author.; Davis, Benjamin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-179) and index."Gender is all around us. Beliefs about gender impact our jobs, families, schools, religions, laws, politics, relationships, sports, clothes, and so much more. Gender permeates almost every aspect of our lives as humans. Although this book is part of a series called "What Everyone Needs to Know," it would be impossible to cover everything known about gender in one book, and, since gender is something we all have in common and at the same time all experience differently, a consensus on the "most important" parts of gender differs based on personal experience and interest. In this book we've tried to give you the highlights, so that you can dig deeper on your own if you hit a topic that's interesting to you"--
Subjects: Gender identity.; Gender expression.; Gender nonconformity.; Sex role.; Sex differences.; Gender Identity; Transsexualism; Sex Characteristics;
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The yellow wall-paper and other stories / by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins,1860-1935.; Shulman, Robert,1930-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Women; Married women; Mentally ill women; Sex role;
© [2009], Oxford University Press,
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Beyond trans : does gender matter? / by Davis, Heath Fogg.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-175) and index.Introduction: Sex stickers -- The sex markers we carry : sex-marked identity documents -- Bathroom bouncers : sex-segregated restrooms -- Checking a sex box to get into college : single-sex admissions -- Seeing sex in the body : sex-segregated sports -- Conclusion: Silence on the bus -- Appendix: The gender audit : a how-to guide for organizations.Goes beyond transgender to question the need for gender classification. Beyond Trans pushes the conversation on gender identity to its limits: questioning the need for gender categories in the first place. Whether on birth certificates or college admissions applications or on bathroom doors, why do we need to mark people and places with sex categories? Do they serve a real purpose or are these places and forms just mechanisms of exclusion? Heath Fogg Davis offers an impassioned call to rethink the usefulness of dividing the world into not just Male and Female categories but even additional categories of Transgender and gender fluid. Davis, himself a transgender man, explores the underlying gender-enforcing policies and customs in American life that have led to transgender bathroom bills, college admissions controversies, and more, arguing that it is necessary for our society to take real steps to challenge the assumption that gender matters. He examines four areas where we need to re-think our sex-classification systems: sex-marked identity documents such as birth certificates, driver's licenses and passports; sex-segregated public restrooms; single-sex colleges; and sex-segregated sports. Speaking from his own experience and drawing upon major cases of sex discrimination in the news and in the courts, Davis presents a persuasive case for challenging how individuals are classified according to sex and offers concrete recommendations for alleviating sex identity discrimination and sex-based disadvantage--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Transgender people; Gender identity; Sexism; Sex role; Prejudice;
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The origins and role of same-sex relations in human societies / by Neill, James,1940-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-463) and index."In this work, the author challenges what some call the "heterosexual myth," arguing that human sexuality is not as absolute as prevalent thought suggests. Drawing on historic and current data, the book instead argues that, historically, human sexuality has been ambiguous, and that very few humans are, by nature, exclusively homosexual or heterosexual"--Provided by publisher.Against nature? : homosexual behavior in the animal world -- The nature people : same-sex behavior among indigenous peoples -- The inheritance of nature : the ambisexual harmony of human sexuality -- Same-sex behavior at the dawn of civilization -- Love between warriors : homosexual customs of the early Indo-European -- Greek homosexuality : the age of heroes -- love-inspired valor -- Greek homosexuality : educational homosexuality in classical Greece -- Ambisexuality in Ancient Rome : homosexual customs in the republic and early empire -- Ambisexuality in ancient Rome : the Christianized empire and the foundations of western homophobia -- A regal love : the ancient traditions of same-sex love in China -- Monks and warriors : a thousand years of noble love in Japan -- Homosexual love in the world of Islam -- Medieval Europe : sexual tolerance in the age of chivalry -- Medieval Europe : the propagation of neurosis -- Authoritarian religion versus human ambisexuality -- Nature out of balance : sexual neurosis in modern society.
Subjects: Homosexuality; Sexual orientation;
© c2009., McFarland & Co.,
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