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Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs
Barnett, Rosalind, Rivers, Caryl
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Description for Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs
Paperback. A lesson in critical thinking and a warning to look more deeply into data before believing the latest hot story about the battle of the sexes. -Boston Globe Num Pages: 304 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
From respected academics like Carol Gilligan to pop-psych gurus like John Gray, and even the controversial Harvard President Lawrence Summers, the message has long been the same: Men and women are fundamentally different, and trying to bridge the gender gap can only lead to grief. But as the New York Times Book Review raved, Barnett and Rivers "debunk these theories in a no-nonsense way, offering a refreshingly direct (i.e. unashamedly judgmental) critique of traditional parental roles, tututting at the couples they interviewed who cling to stereotyped ideas of the family." "Blending case histories, new research and thoughtful analysis, ... Read more
From respected academics like Carol Gilligan to pop-psych gurus like John Gray, and even the controversial Harvard President Lawrence Summers, the message has long been the same: Men and women are fundamentally different, and trying to bridge the gender gap can only lead to grief. But as the New York Times Book Review raved, Barnett and Rivers "debunk these theories in a no-nonsense way, offering a refreshingly direct (i.e. unashamedly judgmental) critique of traditional parental roles, tututting at the couples they interviewed who cling to stereotyped ideas of the family." "Blending case histories, new research and thoughtful analysis, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465006137
SKU
V9780465006137
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Barnett, Rosalind, Rivers, Caryl
Rosalind Barnett, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist at Brandeis University and Director of its Community, Families, and Work Program. She is the author of six books and her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Los Angeles. Times, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today, among other publications. She lives in Weston, Massachusetts. Caryl Rivers is a Professor ... Read more
Reviews for Same Difference: How Gender Myths Are Hurting Our Relationships, Our Children, and Our Jobs
"[Same Difference] is a lesson in critical thinking and a warning to look more deeply into data before believing the latest hot story about the battle of the sexes." Boston Globe "Stereotypes about the differences between women and men may be based on flimsy evidence, but taking them seriously can do real damage to our relationships and careers. Both men ... Read more