| Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs Contributor(s): Barnett, Rosalind (Author), Rivers, Caryl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465006132 ISBN-13: 9780465006137 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Drawing on years of exhaustive research, Barnett and Rivers debunk gender myths and reveal how a toxic mix of junk science, pop psychology, and media hype has influenced thinking and behavior, causing people to make poor decisions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Children's Studies - Psychology |
| Dewey: 305.3 |
| LCCN: 2011286493 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From respected academics like Carol Gilligan to pop-psych gurus like John Gray, and even the controversial Harvard President Lawrence Summers, the message has long been the same: Men and women are fundamentally different, and trying to bridge the gender gap can only lead to grief. But as the New York Times Book Review raved, Barnett and Rivers debunk these theories in a no-nonsense way, offering a refreshingly direct (i.e. unashamedly judgmental) critique of traditional parental roles, tututting at the couples they interviewed who cling to stereotyped ideas of the family. Blending case histories, new research and thoughtful analysis, the writers describe the divide between the sexes as a crevice, not a chasm. The good news: We're all a lot more flexible than the gender clich8Es let on.-Psychology Today |