Same difference : how gender myths are hurting our relationships, our children, and our jobs

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Title:

Author:

Barnett, Rosalind C.

ISBN:

9780465006106

Personal Author:

Barnett, Rosalind C.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Basic Books, 2004.

Physical Description:

x, 289p.: ill.; 25cm.

Contents:

1. The seduction of difference -- I. Relationships -- 2. The caring trap -- 3. That old black magic -- 4. The mating game -- 5. Talking about power -- II. Work -- 6. Man (and woman) the hunter -- 7. Do the math -- 8. Leading questions -- III. Parenting -- 9. As the twig is bent -- 10. The self-esteem swan dive -- 11. The road ahead.

Abstract:

"Drawing on years of exhaustive research, psychologist Rosalind Barnett and media critic Caryl Rivers reveal how a toxic mix of junk science, pop psychology and media hype has profoundly influenced our thinking and behavior, causing us to make dangerous decisions about how we choose our partners, raise our children, and manage our careers." "Same Difference reveals how the emphasis on innate difference between the sexes has compromised education, workplace relations, marriages, and friendships. The authors dismantle, one by one, commonly accepted notions of biological destiny, from the "math gene" to maternal instinct."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Sex differences (Psychology)

Sex role.

Added Author:

Rivers, Caryl.

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Summary

A landmark demonstration of how groundless beliefs about natural differences between the sexes have harmed both women and men-with a hopeful vision based on up-to-the-minute research. From respected academics like Carol Gilligan to pop-psych gurus like John Gray, 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. Generations have bought into the idea that women are uniquely primed to be relational, men innately driven toward achievement-even when these truths are contradicted by what's happening in our daily lives.The time has come, to liberate ourselves from biological determinism. Drawing on years of exhaustive research, the authros reveal how a toxic mix of junk science, pop psychology, and media hype has profoundly influenced our thinking and behavior, causing us to make poor decisions about how we choose our mates, raise our children, and manage our careers.