Anne Fausto Sterling: 3 books
Sex/Gender
Biology in a Social World
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences.
This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling...
Sexing the Body
Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
Why do some people prefer heterosexual love while others fancy the same sex? Is sexual identity biologically determined or a product of convention? In this brilliant and provocative book, the acclaimed author of Myths of Gender argues that even the most fundamental knowledge about sex is shaped by...
Myths Of Gender
Biological Theories About Women And Men, Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
By carefully examining the biological, genetic, evolutionary, and psychological evidence, a noted biologist finds a shocking lack of substance behind ideas about biologically based sex differences. Features a new chapter and afterward on recent biological breakthroughs.