Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in sex and gender /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Paul, Elizabeth L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Conn. : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, [2002]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Are humans naturally either male or female?
  • Does the John/Joan case prove that gender identity is innate?
  • Is gender variation a psychological illness?
  • Does evolutionary theory explain psychological sex differences in humans?
  • Are sex differences in the brain primarily responsible for males' and females' differing cognitive abilities?
  • Do women and men communicate differently?
  • Should we continue to study sex differences?
  • Should Title VII apply to sexual harassment between individuals of the same sex?
  • Is female circumcision universally wrong?
  • Can women's sexuality be free from traditional gender constraints?
  • Is fetal sex selection harmful to society?
  • Is gender the most critical factor in the recent spate of school shootings?
  • Is domestic violence best treated as a gender crime?
  • Should men and women have equal parental rights?
  • Can fathers "mother"?
  • Are welfare reforms ineffective because welfare mothers are irrepsonsible and lazy?
  • Can we raise "gender-neutral" children?
  • Does transsexualism solve the problem of fixed definitions of gender identity?
  • Will the experimentation with different identities in cyberspace help us to transcend gender?