| Gender Mosaic: Beyond the Myth of the Male and Female Brain Contributor(s): Joel, Daphna (Author), Vikhanski, Luba (Author), Plummer (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1549100858 ISBN-13: 9781549100857 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Neuroscience - Social Science | Gender Studies - Psychology | Neuropsychology |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 5.5" (0.30 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: With profound implications for our most foundational assumptions about gender, Gender Mosaic explains why there is no such thing as a male or female brain.For generations, we've been taught that the brains of females and males differ in profound and important ways. According to this story, the female brain has a large communication center and a large emotion center, and is hard-wired for empathy. The male brain, on the other hand, has a large sex center and a large aggression center, and is hard-wired for building systems. This story seems to provide us with a neat biological explanation for much of what we encounter in day-to-day life. It explains why women are more sensitive and emotional, whereas men are more aggressive and sexual; why most teachers are women, and most engineers, men. But is it actually true? According to neuroscientist Daphna Joel, it's not. And in Gender Mosaic, she sets forth a bold and compelling argument that thoroughly debunks the notion of gendered brains. Drawing on the groundbreaking results of her own studies and the latest scientific evidence, Dr. Joel explains that every individual human brain is actually a unique mixture -- or mosaic -- of male and female features, and that these features don't map neatly into two categories. With urgent practical implications for the way we understand the world around us, Gender Mosaic is a fascinating look at the science of gender -- how it works, its history, and its future -- and a sorely needed investigation into the false basis for many of our most foundational assumption |
Contributor Bio(s): Plummer: - Thérèse Plummer is an actor, award-winning voice-over artist, and counselor. She is a winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She has appeared in a variety of television and film roles. As a counselor for adolescents, she spent five years using drama therapy techniques in individual and group settings. Joel, Daphna: -Daphna Joel, PhD, is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. She has combined her expertise as a neuroscientist with her interest in gender studies to revolutionize the field of sex, brain and gender. In her research, Dr. Joel uses a wide range of analytical methods to analyze diverse datasets, from large collections of brain scans to information obtained with self-report questionnaires. Vikhanski, Luba: -Luba Vikhanski is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Nature Medicine and The Jerusalem Post, and the author of three books: A Well-Informed Patient's Guide to Breast Surgery, In Search of the Lost Cord, and Immunity. Vikhanski currently works as a science writer at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel |