Gender Shock: Exploding the Myths of Male and Female - Softcover

Burke, Phyllis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 038547718X ISBN 13: 9780385477185

Verlag: Anchor Books, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

Examines America's cultural links between gender and identity, considering the topics of behavior, appearance, and science while arguing for widespread acceptance of a "gender independent" culture

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en men are staying home to parent and women are leaving to practice law and politics, America is confused and anxious about what differences truly exist between the sexes. In a world of changing roles for both sexes, how are "masculine" and "feminine" defined? If women and men are created equal, how then do gender differences emerge?

Combining investigative journalism with a survey of current scientific research, Phyllis Burke pushes our society's hottest button, gender anxiety. Contrary to gender gurus such as John Gray, who have depended upon exploiting the differences between men and women, Burke debunks the myth that men and women are from different planets. She casts a disbelieving eye on the shockingly popular diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder, in which children as young as three years old undergo therapy for not adhering to accepted notions of "girl" and "boy" behavior, and she encourages a shift towards a "gender independent" c

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Anchor Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 038547718X
• ISBN 13: 9780385477185
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
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