Synopsis
"The Essential Difference" shows that, on average, male and female minds are of a slightly different character. Men tend to be better at analysing systems (better systemisers), while women tend to be better at reading the emotions of other people (better empathisers).
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About the Author
Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor at Cambridge University in the fields of psychology and psychiatry, and the co-director of the Autism Research Centre there. He has carried out research into both autism and sex differences, over a twenty-year career. He is the author of MINDBLINDNESS.
Review
This is no Mars/Venus whimsy, but the conclusion fron twenty years of experiment * Evening Standard * This is a fascinating, thought-provoking book. Women will want to talk about it. Men will sit silent and brood over its details * Observer * Compelling... the book's final and probably most controversial argument is a treat for those who simply enjoy a good idea * Guardian * A thought-provoking take on the minds of men and women * Evening Standard * A devastating new contribution to the gender debate...dynamite * Mail on Sunday * The minds of men and women are very different - and here at last is the scientific proof... scholarly but never dry, this will definitely provoke lively discussion * Daily Mail *
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