Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?: The Evolution of Sex and Gender

Author:   Lewis Wolpert
Publisher:   Faber & Faber
Edition:   Main
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9780571279258


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   18 September 2014
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Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?: The Evolution of Sex and Gender


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Why are there two sexes? How different are they and why? Why can't a woman be more like a man? Or should the question be: why can't a man be more like a woman? Controversy rages around sex and gender, but just what are the differences and how are they determined? Lewis Wolpert, distinguished scientist, broadcaster and author, has tackled depression, religion and old age from a developmental biologist's perspective. Now he enters the gender debate, starting with his argument that men are fundamentally modified females - if the genes present at fertilisation did not do their job properly, we would all be women - and journeying through MRI techniques, the nature of sexual attraction, 'neurosexism' and whether men are really better at maths. With fresh and persuasive research and with his customary intelligence and curiosity, Lewis Wolpert sets out to make his mark on this controversial topic - and makes some surprising discoveries along the way.

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Author:   Lewis Wolpert
Publisher:   Faber & Faber
Imprint:   Faber & Faber
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.177kg
ISBN:  

9780571279258


ISBN 10:   0571279252
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   18 September 2014
Recommended Age:   From 0 to 0 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Lewis Wolpert is a distinguished developmental biologist, and is Emeritus Professor of Biology as Applied to Medicine at University College, London. He is the author of, among others, The Unnatural Nature of Science and Malignant Sadness, which was described by Anthony Storr as 'the most objective short account of all the various approaches to depression'. His most recent book, You're Looking Very Well, was published in 2011.

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