Thinking Critically about Research on Sex and Gender [Paperback]

The authors first demonstrate that most of the claims about sex and gender are not well supported by research, and then provide readers with constructive critical tools they can apply to this wealth of research to come to realistic, constructive conclusions. All of this is provided in a concise, inexpensive volume by a best-selling trade author and instructor team.

    Introduction
    A Brief Historical Perspective on Sex-Difference Research
    Using Scientific Method to Study Sex and Gender
    Are Boys Better Than Girls at Math?
    Sex Differences in Spatial Abilities

    Do Females Have Better Verbal Abilities Than Males?

    Modern Research about Sex Differences in the Brain

    Do Hormones Make the Womanor the Man?

    Sexuality

    The Myth of Womens Masochism

    Should Relational Abilities Be Called Dependency?

    Sex Differences in Aggression

    Mother-Blame

    Breaking the Cycle of Bias: Becoming an Informed Judge of Research

Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D., is a clinical and research psychologist and Lecturer at Harvard University. She graduated from Radcliffe College of Harvard University and has won teaching awards from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations as a Professor at the University of Toronto and from Harvard. She is the author of ten books -- including They Say You're Crazy: How the World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal, Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relatl³°