Why Gender Matters: What Parents And Teachers Need To Know About The Emerging Science Of Sex Differences - Rilegato

Sax, Leonard, M.D.

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ISBN 10: 038551073X ISBN 13: 9780385510738

Casa editrice: Doubleday, 2005

Riassunto

A noted pediatrician and child psychologist looks at the controversial question of biologically based gender differences, arguing that these variations are a biological reality and that they play a key role in the development of personality traits and intellectual and social skills. 25,000 first printing.

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"Until recently, there have been two groups of people: those who argue sex differences are innate and should be embraced and those who insist that they are learned and should be eliminated by changing the environment. Sax is one of the few in the middle -- convinced that boys and girls are innately different and that we must change the environment so differences don't become limitations."
–TIME Magazine, cover story, March 7, 2005
“Using studies as well as anecdotes from his practice and visits to classrooms, [Sax] offers advice on such topics as preventing drug abuse and motivating students. . . . The book is thought-provoking, and Sax explains well the science behind his assertions. . . [Why Gender Matters] is a worthy read for those who care about how best to prepare children for the challenges they face on the path to adulthood."
–Scientific American


“Convincing. . . Psychologist and family physician Leonard Sax, using 20 years of published research, offers a guide to the growing mountain of evidence that girls and boys really are different. . .This extremely readable book also includes shrewd advice on discipline, and on helping youngsters avoid drugs and early sexual activity. Sax’s findings, insights and provoca­tive point-of-view should be of interest and help to many parents.”
–New York Post
“Why Gender Matters is an instructive handbook for parents and teachers . . . to create ways to cope with the differences between boys and girls.”
–The Boston Globe
“...a potent new book...[Dr.Sax] cites a cascade of research that shows the many ways boys and girls differ, from how their brains develop to how they handle stress.”
–Margaret Wente, The Globe and Mail
“All I can say about this book is ‘Yaay.’”
“This is one of the reasons I found the book so enthralling: because we can have a chat about where inborn differences matter, and where they don’t.”
–Edward Shorter, The Globe and Mail
"[Sax] challenges parents and teachers to acknowledge the latest evidence of lifelong gender differences or risk their children's educational success and emotional health."
–Joanne Good, The Calgary Herald
“Why Gender Matters is a fabulous resource for teachers and parents. Dr. Sax combines his extensive knowledge of the research on gender issues with practical advice in cogent, highly readable prose. I am eager to have my colleagues at school read this book and discuss it!”
–Martha Cutts, Director of Upper School, National Cathedral School, Washington, D.C.
“In this reader-friendly book, Dr. Sax combines his comprehensive knowledge of the scientific literature with numerous interesting case studies to argue for his thesis that single-sex education is advantageous.”
–Dr. Sandra Witelson, Albert Einstein/Irving Zucker Chair in Neuroscience, McMaster University
“Extremely interesting . . . Challenged many of my basic assumptions and helped me to think about gender in a new way.”
—Joan Ogilvy Holden, Head of School, St. Stephen’s School, Alexandria, Virginia

L'autore

LEONARD SAX, M.D., is a pediatrician and a psychologist and the founder of the National Association for Single-Sex Public Education. An independent Washington-area pediatrician with a very large practice, he has won a number of local awards.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Doubleday
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 038551073X
• ISBN 13: 9780385510738
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 312