Carol Tavris: 4 books

Book cover of Mismeasure of Woman

Mismeasure of Woman

Why Women are Not the Better Sex, the Inferior Sex, or the Opposite Sex

by Carol Tavris
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017

When "man is the measure of all things," woman is forever trying to measure up. In this enlightening book, Carol Tavris unmasks the widespread but invisible custom -- pervasive in the social sciences, medicine, law, and history -- of treating men as the normal standard, women as abnormal. Tavris expands...
Book cover of Anger

Anger

The Misunderstood Emotion

by Carol Tavris
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017

"This landmark book" (San Francisco Chronicle) dispels the common myths about the causes and uses of anger -- for example, that expressing anger is always good for you, that suppressing anger is always unhealthy, or that women have special "anger problems" that men do not. Dr. Carol Tavris expertly...
Book cover of Estrogen Matters

Estrogen Matters

Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer

by Avrum Bluming, , Carol Tavris
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018

A compelling defense of hormone replacement therapy, exposing the faulty science behind its fall from prominence and empowering women to make informed decisions about their health. For years, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was hailed as a miracle. Study after study showed that HRT, if initiated...
Book cover of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)

Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts

by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2008

“Entertaining, illuminating and—when you recognize yourself in the stories it tells—mortifying.” —Wall Street Journal “Every page sparkles with sharp insight and keen observation. Mistakes were made—but not in this book!” —Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness Why...
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