LEADER 03542nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910461742803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-52530-3 024 7 $a10.7312/rive15162 035 $a(CKB)2670000000129730 035 $a(EBL)908814 035 $a(OCoLC)818856377 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000659231 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12197653 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000659231 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10695654 035 $a(PQKB)10194571 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000340765 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908814 035 $a(DE-B1597)459264 035 $a(OCoLC)759863547 035 $a(OCoLC)979880065 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231525305 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908814 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10556575 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000129730 100 $a20110519d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe truth about girls and boys$b[electronic resource] $echallenging toxic stereotypes about our children /$fCaryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-15163-2 311 $a0-231-15162-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- Brains in pink and blue? -- More pink and blue -- Math wars -- Word play -- Toy choice -- The more aggressive sex? -- Caring -- The ideal classroom -- Single-sex education, pros and cons -- Conclusion. 330 $aCaryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett are widely acclaimed for their analyses of women, men, and society. In The Truth About Girls and Boys, they tackle a new, troubling trend in the theorizing of gender: that the learning styles, brain development, motivation, cognitive and spatial abilities, and "natural" inclinations of girls and boys are so fundamentally different, they require unique styles of parenting and education.Ignoring the science that challenges these claims, those who promote such theories make millions while frightening parents and educators into enforcing old stereotypes and reviving unhealthy attitudes in the classroom. Rivers and Barnett unmake the pseudoscientific rationale for this argument, stressing the individuality of each child and the specialness of his or her talents and desires. They recognize that in our culture, girls and boys encounter different stimuli and experiences, yet encouraging children to venture outside their comfort zones helps them realize a multifaceted character. Educating parents, teachers, and general readers in the true nature of the gender game, Rivers and Barnett enable future generations to transform if not transcend the parameters of sexual difference. 606 $aSex differences (Psychology) in children 606 $aStereotypes (Social psychology) 606 $aChild development 606 $aChild psychology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSex differences (Psychology) in children. 615 0$aStereotypes (Social psychology) 615 0$aChild development. 615 0$aChild psychology. 676 $a155.43 700 $aRivers$b Caryl$01040994 701 $aBarnett$b Rosalind C$01040995 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461742803321 996 $aThe truth about girls and boys$92464242 997 $aUNINA