Gender Nature and Nurture

This engaging text presents the latest scientific findings on gender differences similarities and variations--in sexuality cognitive abilities occupational preferences personality and social behaviors. The impact of nature and nurture on gender is examined from the perspectives of genetics molecular biology evolutionary theory neuroanatomy sociology and psychology. The result is a balanced fair-minded synthesis of diverse points of view. Dr. Lippa's text sympathetically summarizes each side of the nature-nurture debate and in a witty imagined conversation between a personified nature and nurture he identifies weaknesses in the arguments offered by both sides. His review defines gender summarizes research on gender differences examines the nature of masculinity and femininity describes theories of gender and presents a cascade model which argues that nature and nurture weave together to form the complex tapestry known as gender. Gender Nature and Nurture Second Edition features: *new research on sex differences in personality moral thought coping styles sexual and antisocial behavior and psychological adjustment; *the results of a new meta-analysis of sex differences in real-life measures of aggression; *new sections on non-hormonal direct genetic effects on sexual differentiation; hormones and maternal behavior; and on gender work and pay; and *expanded accounts of sex differences in children's play and activity levels; social learning theories of gender and social constructionist views of gender. This lively primer is an ideal book for courses on gender studies the psychology of women or of men and gender roles. Its wealth of updated information will stimulate the professional reader and its accessible style will captivate the student and general reader. . Language: English