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Pink Brain, Blue Brain
Lise Eliot
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Description for Pink Brain, Blue Brain
Paperback. Drawing on years of research and the author's own work in the field of neuroplasticity, this title argues that infant brains are so malleable that small differences at birth become amplified over time as parents, teachers, and the culture at large unwittingly reinforce gender stereotypes. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: VFXC; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 191 x 33. Weight in Grams: 416.
Turning conventional thinking about gender differences on its head, Lise Eliot issues a call to close the troubling gaps between boys and girls and help all children reach their fullest potential. Drawing on years of exhaustive research and her own work in the field of neuroplasticity, Eliot argues that infant brains are so malleable that small differences at birth become amplified over time as parents, teachers, and the culture at large unwittingly reinforce gender stereotypes. Indicating points of intervention where social pressures can be minimised, she offers concrete solutions for helping everyone grow into wellrounded individuals.
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851687992
SKU
V9781851687992
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Lise Eliot
Lise Eliot is a mother of three, and the Associate Professor of Neuroscience at The Chicago Medical School of Rosalind Franklin University. She is the author of What's Going On In There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life.
Reviews for Pink Brain, Blue Brain
A refreshingly reasonable and reassuring look at recent alarming studies about sex differences in determining the behavior of children ... Eliot's work demonstrates a remarkable clarity of purpose.
Publishers Weekly
This is an important book and highly recommended for parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children.
Library Journal
Read her masterful book and you'll never view the sex-differences debate the same way again.
Newsweek
This meticulous book should challenge everyone's assumption about the role of sex and gender. Sue Blackmore
BBC Focus
Gender is strongly affected by environment and stereotyping after all, [Eliot] maintains in this absorbing book.
The Bookseller
A passionate plea for all of us to look beyond the confines of the pink/blue tyranny of childhood... To use the latest brain science to maximise outcomes for both genders, to the greater glorification of both.
Culture (supplement to the Sunday Times)
Read her masterful book and you'll never view the sex-differences debate the same way again.
Newsweek
A refreshingly reasonable and reassuring look at recent alarming studies about sex differences in determining the behavior of children ... Eliot's work demonstrates a remarkable clarity of purpose.
Publishers Weekly
This is an important book and highly recommended for parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children.
Library Journal
[a] sharp, information-packed, and worderfully readable book
Mother Jones
10 out of 10 review: it is difficult to see how Pink Brain, Blue Brain can become anything other than the definitive text on sex differences.
The Times Higher Educational Supplement
She tells her story authoritatively but modestly, with frequent references to her experience as a mother, and illuminates a very accessible pathway through the science. Marek Kohn
The Independent
She tells her story authoritatively but modestly, with frequent references to her experience as a mother, and illuminates a very accessible pathway through the science. Marek Kohn
The Independent
10 out of 10 review: it is difficult to see how Pink Brain, Blue Brain can become anything other than the definitive text on sex differences.
The Times Higher Educational Supplement
Publishers Weekly
This is an important book and highly recommended for parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children.
Library Journal
Read her masterful book and you'll never view the sex-differences debate the same way again.
Newsweek
This meticulous book should challenge everyone's assumption about the role of sex and gender. Sue Blackmore
BBC Focus
Gender is strongly affected by environment and stereotyping after all, [Eliot] maintains in this absorbing book.
The Bookseller
A passionate plea for all of us to look beyond the confines of the pink/blue tyranny of childhood... To use the latest brain science to maximise outcomes for both genders, to the greater glorification of both.
Culture (supplement to the Sunday Times)
Read her masterful book and you'll never view the sex-differences debate the same way again.
Newsweek
A refreshingly reasonable and reassuring look at recent alarming studies about sex differences in determining the behavior of children ... Eliot's work demonstrates a remarkable clarity of purpose.
Publishers Weekly
This is an important book and highly recommended for parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children.
Library Journal
[a] sharp, information-packed, and worderfully readable book
Mother Jones
10 out of 10 review: it is difficult to see how Pink Brain, Blue Brain can become anything other than the definitive text on sex differences.
The Times Higher Educational Supplement
She tells her story authoritatively but modestly, with frequent references to her experience as a mother, and illuminates a very accessible pathway through the science. Marek Kohn
The Independent
She tells her story authoritatively but modestly, with frequent references to her experience as a mother, and illuminates a very accessible pathway through the science. Marek Kohn
The Independent
10 out of 10 review: it is difficult to see how Pink Brain, Blue Brain can become anything other than the definitive text on sex differences.
The Times Higher Educational Supplement