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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779022803321

Autore

Fausto-Sterling Anne <1944-, >

Titolo

Sex/gender : biology in a social world / / Anne Fausto-Sterling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-46593-6

1-280-66081-3

9786613637741

0-203-12797-8

1-136-46594-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Collana

The Routledge Series integrating science and culture

Disciplina

305.3

Soggetti

Sex differences

Gender identity

Sex differentiation

Intersexuality

Sex (Biology)

Sex role

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-135) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A genderless future? -- Of spirals and layers -- Of molecules and sex -- Of hormones and brains -- Am I a boy or a girl? The emergence of gender identity -- Thinking about homosexuality -- Thinking about groups; Thinking about individuals -- Pink and blue forever -- The developmental dynamics of pink and blue -- Epilogue: The future of gender (and sex).

Sommario/riassunto

"'Sex/Gender' presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling provides an introduction to the biochemistry, neurobiology, and social construction of gender with expertise and humor in a style accessible to a wide variety of readers. In addition to the basics, 'Sex/Gender' ponders the moral, ethical, social and political



side to this inescapable subject"--