Bøger af Cordelia Fine

Virkelig sjov, ret vred, meget velskrevet og videnskabelig funderet punktering af de myter om køn, krop og hjerne, vi tror bygger på forskning – og et opgør med neurosexismen, en form for sexisme, der pynter sig med lånte videnskabelige fjer, og som har reelle effekter på børns udvikling og menneskers livsmuligheder. Hvordan forsvarer du dig over for neurosexismen? Du ved, argumentet om, at det ville være så fint med ligestilling – men nu er der altså en biologisk forskel på drenge og piger, der betyder, de vil noget forskelligt. Drenge producerer mere testosteron, der gør dem aggressive og risikovillige (yep, testosteron drev finanskrisen), og piger er mere empatiske og monogame, når man tester dem. Og hvor skønt det end ville være med ligeløn og lige fordeling på direktørgange og i vuggestuer, betyder biologi og evolution nu engang, at selvom vi skaber lige adgang, så vælger piger og drenge af sig selv forskellige studier, jobs og liv. Jo, du kaster dig i armene på Cordelia Fine og tager med på en veloplagt gang videnskabelig mytesprængning. Sagen er nemlig, at forskningen har bevæget sig meget langt, siden folk mente, stenalderen primært bestod af piger, der øvede pincetgreb og plukkede bær, mens drengene jagede og øvede stedsans – og at det har noget at sige om den måde, vores køn udtrykker sig i dag. Det gælder også hormoner og hjerne.

A landmark new book from Cordelia Fine, author of the hugely influential Delusions of Gender

[Fine s] sharp tongue is tempered with humor. . . . Read this book and see how complex and fascinating the whole issue is. The New York Times

THE BRILLIANT AND HUGELY INFLUENTIAL BOOK BY THE WINNER OF THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOKS PRIZE'Fun, droll yet deeply serious.'New Scientist'A brilliant feminist critic of theneurosciences Read her, enjoy and learn.'Hilary Rose, THES'A witty and meticulously researchedexpos of the sloppy studies that pass for scientificevidence in so many of today's bestselling bookson sex differences.'Carol Tavris, TLSGender inequalities are increasingly defended by citing hard-wired differences between the male andfemale brain. That's why, we're told, there are so fewwomen in science, so few men in the laundry room -different brains are just suited to different things.With sparkling wit and humour, Cordelia Fine attacksthis 'neurosexism', revealing the mind's remarkableplasticity, the substantial influence of culture on identity,and the malleability of what we consider to be'hardwired' difference. This modern classic showsthe surprising extent to which boys and girls, men andwomen are made - not born.

Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental, diverging force in human development. According to this overly familiar story, differences between the sexes are shaped by past evolutionary pressures-women are more cautious and parenting-focused, while men seek status to attract more mates. In each succeeding generation, sex hormones and male and female brains are thought to continue to reinforce these unbreachable distinctions, making for entrenched inequalities in modern society.In Testosterone Rex, psychologist Cordelia Fine wittily explains why past and present sex roles are only serving suggestions for the future, revealing a much more dynamic situation through an entertaining and well-documented exploration of the latest research that draws on evolutionary science, psychology, neuroscience, endocrinology, and philosophy. She uses stories from daily life, scientific research, and common sense to break through the din of cultural assumptions. Testosterone, for instance, is not the potent hormonal essence of masculinity; the presumed, built-in preferences of each sex, from toys to financial risk taking, are turned on their heads.Moving beyond the old "nature versus nurture" debates, Testosterone Rex disproves ingrained myths and calls for a more equal society based on both sexes' full, human potential.

"Provocative enough to make you start questioning your each and every action."-Entertainment Weekly