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Book cover for Joan Cadden: The Meanings of Sex Difference in the Middle Ages

The Meanings of Sex Difference in the Middle Ages : Medicine, Natural Philosophy, and Culture

Joan Cadden
Paperback - $75.95

In describing and explaining the sexes, medicine and science participated in the delineation of what was "feminine" and what was "masculine" in the Middle Ages. Hildegard of Bingen and Albertus Magnus, among others, writing about gynecology, the huma ...

Book cover for Anne Campbell: Men, Women, and Aggression

Men, Women, and Aggression

Anne Campbell
Paperback - $22.95

A look at gender differences employs candid interviews with ordinary men and women to offer a new understanding of aggression, asking why men are more aggressive than women.

Book cover for Francesca M. Cancian: Love in America

Love in America : Gender and Self-Development

Francesca M. Cancian
Hardcover - $191.95

In Love in America Francesca M. Cancian concludes that images of love in America have shifted from polarized gender roles, toward more flexible roles and interdependence, thus fostering both love and self-development. 4 tables. 5 diagrams.

Book cover for Francesca M. Cancian: Love in America

Love in America : Gender and Self-Development

Francesca M. Cancian
Paperback - $80.95

In the past twenty-five years, Americans have gained considerable freedom in their personal lives. Relationships are now more flexible, and self-development has become a primary goal for both men and women. Most scholars have criticized this trend to ...

Book cover for Eva Cantarella: Bisexuality in the Ancient World

Bisexuality in the Ancient World

Eva Cantarella
Paperback - $32.95

In this readable and thought-provoking history of bisexuality in the classical age, Eva Cantarella draws on the full range of sources -- from legal texts, inscriptions, and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature -- to reconstruct an ...

Book cover for Caplan: Thinking Critically about Research on Sex and Gender

Thinking Critically about Research on Sex and Gender

Caplan
Paperback - $100.95

.,."the fact that some assertion has been accepted as truth does not mean that it is inevitably and forever right. The only way we can make efficient progress is by always questioning the truth of those claims and evaluating both the good and the har ...

Book cover for Edwin Castelo: Men Against Women

Men Against Women : The Psychology of Men, Female Empowerment, and the Three Forms of Knowledge

Edwin Castelo
Paperback - $30.95



Book cover for Genaro Castro-Vazquez: In the Shadows

In the Shadows : Sexuality, Pedagogy, and Gender Among Japanese Teenagers

Genaro Castro-Vazquez
Hardcover - $138.95

This book illustrates how young Japanese males perform their gender identity and sexuality. It compromises a comprehensive theoretical and practical reading of sexuality education as well as a comparative analysis that brings about a global perspecti ...

Book cover for Stephen J. Ceci: Why Aren't More Women in Science?

Why Aren't More Women in Science? : Top Researchers Debate the Evidence

Stephen J. Ceci
Hardcover - $92.95

The most reliable and current knowledge about womens participation in science is presented in this collection of 15 essays written by top researchers on gender differences in ability that address why more women are not pursuing careers in science, en ...

Book cover for Janet Saltzman Chafetz: Handbook of the Sociology of Gender

Handbook of the Sociology of Gender

Janet Saltzman Chafetz
Hardcover - $474.95

This wide-ranging handbook brings together experts in the sociology of gender to present indepth discussions as well as up-to-date and extensive bibliographies on the array of subspecialities that comprise the field.The chapters utilize cross-nationa ...

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