This new volume in the Counterpoints series not only summarizes and addresses the validity (or invalidity) of research into gender differences, it also questions the ideology behind this research, and its consequences. Editor(s): Caplan, Paula J.; Crawford, Mary; Hyde, Janet Shibley; Richardson, John T. E. Series: Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language. Num Pages: 192 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310. . 1997. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Gender Differences in Human Cognition
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0195112911
ISBN 13: 9780195112917
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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For years, both psychologists and the general public have been fascinated with the notion that there are gender differences in cognitive abilities; even now, flashy cover stories exploiting this idea dominate major news magazines, while research focuses on differences in verbal, mathematical, spatial, and scientific abilities across gender. This new volume in the Counterpoints series not only summarizes and addresses the validity (or invalidity) of such research, but also questions its ideology and consequences. Why do we search so intently for these differences? And what are the social and cultural implications of this relentless emphasis? Do biological mechanisms, in fact, contribute to the male-female differences in cognition? These are just a few of the questions generated by this controversial topic as it is debated throughout the book.

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John T. E. Richardson is at Brunel University.

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