Description
The Gendered Society
Contents
Preface
1: Introduction: Human Beings: An Engendered Species
Making Gender Visible for Both Women and Men
The Current Debate
Gender and Power: Hegemonic Masculinity and Emphasized Femininity
Gender Differences as “Deceptive Distinctions”
The Meaning of Mean Differences
�Difference and Domination: Individuals in a Gendered Society
Summary
Questions for Critical Thinking
Key Terms
Part 1: Explanations of Gender
2: Ordained by Nature: Biology Constructs the Sexes
Biological Differences, Then and Now
The Evolutionary Imperative: From Social Darwinism to Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology
Testing the Gendered Brain: Sex Differences in Spatial and Verbal Skills
“His” Brain and “Her” Brain
Estrogen and Testosterone: Hormonal Bases for Gender Differences
Gay Brains, Gay Genes, or Gay Hormones?
Hormonal and Chromosomal Abnormalities: Research on Intersex People
The Politics of Biological Essentialism
Conclusion
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