Sex/gender : biology in a social world /

'Sex/Gender' presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Ste...

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Main Author: Fausto-Sterling, Anne, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:Routledge series integrating science and culture.
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Summary:'Sex/Gender' presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling provides an introduction to the biochemistry, neurobiology and social construction of gender with expertise and humor in a style accessible to a wide variety of readers. In addition to the basics, 'Sex/Gender' ponders the moral, ethical, social and political side to this inescapable subject.
Physical Description:142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-135) and index.
ISBN:9780415881456 (hbk)
0415881455 (hbk)
9780415881463 (pbk)
0415881463 (pbk)
9780203127971 (ebk)
0203127978 (ebk)