Same Difference How Gender Myths Are Hurting

In this startling and vitally important new book, psychologist Rosalind Barnett and media critic Caryl Rivers tear down, one by one, the "common knowledge" stereotypes that even now infiltrate the lives of men and women. Book jacket.

Rosalind Barnett, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist at Brandeis University and Director of its Community, Families, and Work Program. She is the author of six books and her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles. Times, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today, among other publications. She lives in Weston, Massachusetts. Caryl Rivers is a Professor of Journalism at Boston University and is a nationally known columnist, author, journalist, and media critic. She has written for the New York Times, The Nation, Ms., Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, and Dissent. She lives in Winthrop, Massachusetts.

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
The Seduction of Difference	p. 1
Relationships
The Caring Trap	p. 17
That Old Black Magic	p. 47
The Mating Game	p. 71
Talking About Power	p. 99
Work
Man (and Woman) the Hunter	p. 127
Do the Math	p. 149
Leading Questions	p. 173
Parenting
As the Twig Is Bent	p. 203
The Self-Esteem Swan Dive	p. 227
The Road Ahead	p. 247
Notes	p. 255
Index	p. 279
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Same Difference How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs

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