Challenging Popular Myths of Sex, Gender and Biology
This edited volume challenges popular notions of sex, gender and biology and features international, trans-disciplinary research. The book begins with an exploration of supposedly ‘natural’ sexual differences, then looks at research in evolutionary biology and examines topics such as gender stereoty...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2013, 2013
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2013 |
| Series: | Crossroads of Knowledge
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Fundamental differences between females and males?
- Genes and hormones – what make up an individual's sex?
- Sexual conflict and the dilemma of stereotyping the sexes
- Sex, gender and evolution beyond genes
- Beyond coy females and eager males: the evolution of Darwin’s sexual selection
- Human sex differences in height: Evolution due to gender hierarchy?
- How do voices become gendered? A critical examination of everyday and medical constructions of the relationship between voice, sex and gender identity
- Parenthood in Norway: Between politics and science