Myths Of Gender Biological Theories About

By carefully examining the biological, genetic, evolutionary, and psychological evidence, a noted biologist finds a shocking lack of substance behind ideas about biologically based sex differences. Features a new chapter and afterward on recent biological breakthroughs.

Anne Fausto-Sterling is professor of biology and medicine at Brown University.

Preface to the Second Edition	p. vi
Acknowledgments	p. viii
The Biological Connection: An Introduction	p. 3
A Question of Genius: Are Men Really Smarter Than Women?	p. 13
Of Genes and Gender	p. 61
Conclusion from Gene to Gender	p. 88
Hormonal Hurricanes: Menstruation, Menopause, and Female Behavior	p. 90
Conclusion	p. 121
Hormones and Aggression: An Explanation of Power?	p. 123
Putting Woman in Her (evolutionary) Place	p. 156
Sex and Science: A Conclusion	p. 205
Sex and the Single Brain: Addendum to the Second Edition	p. 223
Conclusion: Is This the Decade of Sex Differences in the Brain?	p. 256
Afterword to the Second Edition	p. 260
Appendix	p. 271
Notes	p. 273
Glossary	p. 296
Index	p. 301
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