Gender Mosaic by Daphna Joel
Influential neuroscientist explains why there is no such thing as a male or female brain and no neural basis for differentiating people based on sex.
Brilliantly accessibleGender Mosaic takes you on a fascinating scientific journey that will transform how you think about sex, gender and the brain. -- Cordelia Fine, author of Testosterone Rex
A power-packed manifesto that envisions what our world might look like if we let go of tired gender stereotypes. * Sarah Richardson, author of Sex Itself *
Joel and Vikhanski offer a fascinating glimpse of what's possible when we liberate ourselves from the myth of pink and blue brains. * Lise Eliot PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science *
This is a fantastic book. It is one of the best books about sex, gender, biology, and the brain - and the social implications of these issues - that I have ever read. The writing is clear, captivating, and concise - and the content is groundbreaking. This is a visionary and brave book. * Rebecca S. Bigler, Professor Emeritx of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin *
A power-packed manifesto that envisions what our world might look like if we let go of tired gender stereotypes. * Sarah Richardson, author of Sex Itself *
Gender Mosaic is the book I've been waiting for! Enlightening, funny and never dogmatic, Joel plumbs the science, offering great insights into how moving beyond that stale story of the male and female brain could improve medicine, education, careers and relationships.
* Rebecca Jordan-Young, author of Brain Storm *Joel and Vikhanski offer a fascinating glimpse of what's possible when we liberate ourselves from the myth of pink and blue brains. * Lise Eliot PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science *
This is a fantastic book. It is one of the best books about sex, gender, biology, and the brain - and the social implications of these issues - that I have ever read. The writing is clear, captivating, and concise - and the content is groundbreaking. This is a visionary and brave book. * Rebecca S. Bigler, Professor Emeritx of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin *
Prof. Daphna Joel (Author)
Professor Daphna Joel is the Chair of the PhD committee at the School of Psychological Sciences and a member of the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel-Aviv University. She has published 84 publications and has given lectures about her work at a series of highly regarded universities, including Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and UC Berkeley.
Luba Vikhanski (Author)
Luba Vikhanski is an award-winning author with more than 25 years of experience and an MA in journalism from New York University. Her work has appeared widely, including The New York Times, Nature, Medicine and the Jerusalem Post. She has written three books including Immunity, which was highly commended by the British Medical Association in 2017. Vikhanski works at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
Professor Daphna Joel is the Chair of the PhD committee at the School of Psychological Sciences and a member of the Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel-Aviv University. She has published 84 publications and has given lectures about her work at a series of highly regarded universities, including Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and UC Berkeley.
Luba Vikhanski (Author)
Luba Vikhanski is an award-winning author with more than 25 years of experience and an MA in journalism from New York University. Her work has appeared widely, including The New York Times, Nature, Medicine and the Jerusalem Post. She has written three books including Immunity, which was highly commended by the British Medical Association in 2017. Vikhanski works at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913068028 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913068021 |
| Title | Gender Mosaic |
| Author | Daphna Joel |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2019-09-17 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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