The Sexual Paradox: Men, Women and the Real Gender Gap
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Now available in paperback from psychologist and award- winningcolumnistSusanPinker, the groundbreaking and contro- versial book that is "lively, well- written...important and timely" (The Washington Post).In...
Now available in paperback from psychologist and award- winningcolumnistSusanPinker, the groundbreaking and contro- versial book that is "lively, well- written...important and timely" (The Washington Post).
In this "ringing salvo in the sex-difference wars" (The New York Times Book Review), Pinker examines how fundamental sex differences play out over the life span. By comparing fragile boys who succeed later in life with high- achieving women who opt out or plateau in their careers, Pinker turns several assumptions upside down: that women and men are biologically equivalent, that intelligence is all it takes to succeed, and that women are just versions of men, with identical interests and goals. In lively prose, Pinker guides readers through the latest findings in neuro- science and economics while addressing these questions: Are males the more fragile sex? Which sex is the happiest at work? Why do some male college dropouts earn more than the bright girls who sat beside them in third grade? The answers to these questions are the opposite of what we expect. A provocative and illuminating examination of how and why learning and behavioral gaps in the nursery are reversed in the boardroom, this fascinat- ing book reveals how sex differ- ences influence career choices and ambition. Through the stories of real men and women, science, and examples from popular culture, Susan Pinker takes a new look at the differences between women and men.
Author: Susan Pinker
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 08/18/2009
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 5.50h x 8.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780743284714
About the Author
Susan Pinker is a psychologist and award-winning newspaper columnist who writes about social science and interpersonal issues in her column in the Globe and Mail. She has worked as a clinical psychologist for twenty-six years and has taught at the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at McGill University. She lives in Montreal with her husband and three children.
In this "ringing salvo in the sex-difference wars" (The New York Times Book Review), Pinker examines how fundamental sex differences play out over the life span. By comparing fragile boys who succeed later in life with high- achieving women who opt out or plateau in their careers, Pinker turns several assumptions upside down: that women and men are biologically equivalent, that intelligence is all it takes to succeed, and that women are just versions of men, with identical interests and goals. In lively prose, Pinker guides readers through the latest findings in neuro- science and economics while addressing these questions: Are males the more fragile sex? Which sex is the happiest at work? Why do some male college dropouts earn more than the bright girls who sat beside them in third grade? The answers to these questions are the opposite of what we expect. A provocative and illuminating examination of how and why learning and behavioral gaps in the nursery are reversed in the boardroom, this fascinat- ing book reveals how sex differ- ences influence career choices and ambition. Through the stories of real men and women, science, and examples from popular culture, Susan Pinker takes a new look at the differences between women and men.
Author: Susan Pinker
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 08/18/2009
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 5.50h x 8.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780743284714
About the Author
Susan Pinker is a psychologist and award-winning newspaper columnist who writes about social science and interpersonal issues in her column in the Globe and Mail. She has worked as a clinical psychologist for twenty-six years and has taught at the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology at McGill University. She lives in Montreal with her husband and three children.