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When "Men Are From Mars, Women Are from Venus" was first published in 1992, John Gray's self-help book landed on earth with a massive impact which still resonates today. But after twenty years of social change and scientific research, do his claims hold up? Do guys really need to retreat to their man caves, while women just need to talk? Is there really a pink brain and a blue brain, or are gender differences the result of how we are raised? We hear...

It is well established that gender is a significant factor in perception and communication that impacts interpersonal relationships. We also know that conflict is inevitable in human interactions. This presentation reviews how conflict-management styles differ for women and men in professional settings. It also offers suggestions for positive responses given those gender differences. Understanding these differences and incorporating the suggested...

Pornography is powerful. Our contemporary culture as been pornified, and it shapes our assumptions about identity, sexuality, the value of women and the nature of relationships. Countless Christian men struggle with the addictive power of porn. But common spiritual approaches of more prayer and accountability groups are often of limited help. In this book neuroscientist and researcher William Struthers explains how pornography affects the male brain...

For centuries, men and women seem to have baffled each other. Are boys really better at math and spatial skills? Are girls better at empathy? What makes us have different strengths and weaknesses? And are these innate or are they shaped by cultural influences? Dr. Alice Roberts and Dr. Michael Mosley investigate the latest neuroimaging techniques and behavioral studies to determine whether men and women are wired differently. If they are, could this...

"Do Women express their feelings more than men? Popular stereotypes say they do, but in this provocative book, Leslie Brody breaks with conventional wisdom. Integrating a wealth of perspectives and research - biological, sociocultural, developmental - her work explores the nature and extent of gender differences in emotional expression, as well as the endlessly complex question of how such differences come about."--Jacket.

Now in an extensively revised and expanded second edition, this text presents important advances in the psychological study of gender differences and similarities across the lifespan.

Carolyn Heilbrun opens our eyes to the ways in which the concept of androgyny -- the realization of man in woman and woman in man -- has run from its source in pre-Hellenic myth through the literature of the Western world. Here brilliantly brought to life are long-unrecognized manifestations of the androgynous ideal: in the classic drama, with its celebration of the feminine impulse toward life; in the Gospels, as Jesus breaks with the paternalistic...

"It's the twenty-first century, and although we tried to rear unisex children--boys who play with dolls and girls who like trucks--we failed. Even though the glass ceiling is cracked, most women stay comfortably beneath it. And everywhere we hear about vitally important "hardwired" differences between male and female brains. The neuroscience that we read about in magazines, newspaper articles, books, and sometimes even scientific journals increasingly...

Provides a balanced summary of the context, concerns, and findings about single sex education in 21st Century United States. Contributors examine the history of single-sex classes and legislation that has over time evolved to render the reform legal, even though it continues to be subject to public scrutiny and litigation. They also provide insight into the social, religious, and cultural contexts that set the stage for the growing popularity of single-sex...

Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for nearly four years. Clearly, Tannen's insights into women's and men's conversational styles have touched a nerve. For years an internationally known and highly respected scholar in the field of linguistics, she has now become widely known for her work on how language both reflects and affects relations between men and women. Her life work has demonstrated...