Thinking critically about research on sex and gender / Paula J. Caplan, Jeremy B. Caplan.
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TextPublication details: New York : Addison-Wesley Longman, 1998.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 123 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0321049292
- 9780321049292
- HQ60 .C37
Includes index.
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.
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