Sex/gender: biology in a social world

ch. 1. A genderless future? -- ch. 2. Of spirals and layers -- ch. 3. Of molecules and sex -- ch. 4. Of hormones and brains -- ch. 5. Am I a boy or a girl? : the emergence of gender identity -- ch. 6. Thinking about homosexuality -- ch. 7. Thinking about groups : thinking about individuals -- ch. 8. Pink and blue forever -- ch. 9. The developmental dynamics of pink and blue -- ch. 10. epilogue : the future of gender (and sex).

Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling provides an introduction to the biochemistry, neurobiology, and social construction of gender with expertise and humor in a style accessible to a wide variety of readers. In addition to the basics, Sex/Gender ponders the moral, ethical, social and political side to this inescapable subject

"'Sex/Gender' presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences. This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural underpinnings of gender. Anne Fausto-Sterling provides an introduction to the biochemistry, neurobiology, and social construction of gender with expertise and humor in a style accessible to a wide variety of readers. In addition to the basics, 'Sex/Gender' ponders the moral, ethical, social and political side to this inescapable subject."--