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The mismeasure of woman / Carol Tavris.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tavris, Carol, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Psychology.
- Women.
- Sex role.
- Sex differences.
- Sex differences (Psychology).
- Gender identity.
- Gender Identity.
- Sex Characteristics.
- Women--psychology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Gender Identity.
- Sex Characteristics.
- Women--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (398 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, [1992]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Tavris disproves the theories of the "otherness" of women perpetuated by convention and reinforced by flawed scientific studies, as she introduces readers to a radical new way of thinking about men and women.
- Contents:
- Measuring up: why women are not inferior to men
- Beautiful souls and different voices: why women are not superior to men
- The 70-kilogram man and the pregnant person: why women are not the same as men
- Misdiagnosing the body: premenstrual syndrome, postmenstrual syndrome, and other normal "diseases"
- Misdiagnosing the mind: why women are "sick" but men have "problems"
- Bedtime stories: three fables of female sexuality
- Love's experts, love's victims: how women cornered the love market
- Speaking of gender: the darkened eye restored.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-377) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Tavris, Carol. Mismeasure of woman.
- ISBN:
- 9781501174438
- 1501174436
- Publisher Number:
- 99985048557
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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