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Thinking critically about research on sex and gender / Paula J. Caplan, Jeremy B. Caplan.

Title
Thinking critically about research on sex and gender / Paula J. Caplan, Jeremy B. Caplan.
Author
Caplan, Paula J.
Publication
New York : Addison-Wesley Longman, c1999.

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Additional Authors
Caplan, Jeremy B.
Description
xvii, 123 p.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Gender Identity
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Sexology
  • Sexology > Research
  • Sex differences > Research
  • Sex differences (Psychology) > Research
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. A brief historical perspective on sex-difference research -- 3. Using scientific method to study sex and gender -- 4. Sex differences in spatial abilities -- 5. Are boys better than girls at math? -- 6. The myth of women's masochism -- 7. Sex differences in aggression -- 8. Mother-blame -- 9. Do hormones make the woman? -- 10. Do females have better verbal abilities than males? -- 11. Should women's relational abilities be called "dependency"? -- 12. Breaking the cycle of bias : becoming an informed judge of research.
ISBN
0321049292 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^98027621^
OCLC
  • 39348073
  • SCSB-12877907
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library