Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps -- And What We Can Do About It

by Lise Eliot

Hardcover, 2009

Library's review

Presenting the latest science at every developmental stage, from birth to puberty author, Lise Eliot, zeroes in on the precise differences between boys and girls, erasing harmful stereotypes. Boys are not, in fact, "better at math" but at certain kinds of spatial reasoning. Girls are not naturally
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more empathetic, they’re just encouraged to express their feelings. By appreciating how sex differences emerge - rather than assuming them to be fixed biological facts - we can help all children reach their fullest potential, close the troubling gaps between boys and girls, and ultimately end the gender wars that currently divide us. Selected Reading Questionnaire.
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Publication

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2009), Edition: First Edition
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