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UNINA9910821209203321 |
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Browne Kingsley |
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Biology at work : rethinking sexual equality / / Kingsley R. Browne |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey ; ; London, [England] : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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1-283-59200-2 |
9786613904454 |
0-8135-4247-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (295 p.) |
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Rutgers Series in Human Evolution |
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Sex differences (Psychology) |
Sexual division of labor |
Sex differences |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sex Differences in Temperament -- 3. Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities -- 4. Once One Breaks the Glass Ceiling, Does It Still Exist? -- 5. Occupational Segregation -- 6. The Gender Gap in Compensation -- 7. Why Socialization Is an Inadequate Explanation -- 8. Hormones -- 9. Evolutionary Theory and the Ultimate Cause of Biological Sex Differences -- 10. Difference or Disadvantage? -- 11. A Thumb on the Scales -- 12. Mitigating Work /Family Conflict -- 13. Sexual Harassment -- 14. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author |
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Does biology help explain why women, on average, earn less money than men? Is there any evolutionary basis for the scarcity of female CEOs in Fortune 500 companies? According to Kingsley Browne, the answer may be yes. Biology at Work brings an evolutionary perspective to bear on issues of women in the workplace: the "glass ceiling," the "gender gap" in pay, sexual harassment, and occupational segregation. While acknowledging the role of discrimination and sexist socialization, Browne suggests that until we factor real biological differences between |
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men and women into the equation, the explanation remains incomplete. Browne looks at behavioral differences between men and women as products of different evolutionary pressures facing them throughout human history. Women's biological investment in their offspring has led them to be on average more nurturing and risk averse, and to value relationships over competition. Men have been biologically rewarded, over human history, for displays of strength and skill, risk taking, and status acquisition. These behavioral differences have numerous workplace consequences. Not surprisingly, sex differences in the drive for status lead to sex differences in the achievement of status. Browne argues that decision makers should recognize that policies based on the assumption of a single androgynous human nature are unlikely to be successful. Simply removing barriers to inequality will not achieve equality, as women and men typically value different things in the workplace and will make different workplace choices based on their different preferences. Rather than simply putting forward the "nature" side of the debate, Browne suggests that dichotomies such as nature/nurture have impeded our understanding of the origins of human behavior. Through evolutionary biology we can understand not only how natural selection has created predispositions toward certain types of behavior but also how the social environment interacts with these predispositions to produce observed behavioral patterns. |
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UNINA9910595060403321 |
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Autore |
Pak Chin-ho |
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Architectural and Urban Subsymmetries / / by Jin-Ho Park |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2022 |
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[1st ed. 2022.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 pages) |
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Mathematics and the Built Environment, , 2512-1561 ; ; 6 |
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Mathematics |
Arts |
Architecture - Mathematics |
Group theory |
Mathematics in Art and Architecture |
Group Theory and Generalizations |
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Spatial Transformations of Shapes -- Plane Symmetry Groups -- Cayley Diagrams.-Subshapes and Subsymmetries -- Subsymmetries of the Point Groups in Architectural Designs -- Subsymmetries of the Frieze groups in Architectural Designs -- Subsymmetries of the Wallpaper Groups in Architecture and Urban Designs. |
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This book focuses on symmetries in the analysis and synthesis of architectural designs. Crucial in the history of architecture, principles of symmetry provided the means to achieve balance and harmony of spatial composition in architecture. Less well known is the importance of symmetry principles in the analysis of the distinct constituents in a contemporary architectural design which may, at first glance, appear disorganized or even random. The revelation of different hierarchical levels wherein various types of symmetry or subsymmetry are superimposed provides a key for deciphering the underlying structure of spatial logic. The interaction between local and global subsymmetries is of particular interest. Operating with symmetry concepts in this manner offers architects, designers and students an |
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explicit method for understanding the symmetrical logics of sophisticated designs and gaining insights into new designs. This book has two complementary objectives: to explore the fundamental principles of architectural composition founded on the algebraic structure of symmetry groups in mathematics and to apply the principles in the analysis and synthesis of architectural and urban designs. By viewing and decomposing architectural and urban designs in this manner, the hidden spatial logic and underlying order in a design become transparent. |
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