The Myth of Mars and Venus by Deborah Cameron

The Myth of Mars and Venus by Deborah Cameron

Cameron debunks the myths about language and the sexes propagated in recent popular writing by drawing on more than 30 years of scientific research in language and gender studies. She explains what the findings really say about men and women and the way they communicate. Essential reading, whatever planet you come from.

a brilliant and timely book * Katharine Viner, The Guardian *
In this vigorously argued book, [Cameron] also combats the cliché by example, writing in an enjoyable mode of pugnacious sarcasm * Steven Poole, The Guardian *
Cameron, skilled at deflating the sweeping generalisations of others.. * The Sunday Times *
Cameron's wry, measured dismemberment of these stereotypes makes for enjoyable reading * Ceri Radford, The Daily Telegraph *
this delightfully spiky book * Susannah Herbert, The Sunday Times *
this immensely readable book * Romy Clark, Red Pepper magazine *
Cameron blows through the fog of pop-psych gender 'research' like Afrin through swollen sinuses, shrinking the claims of sound-bite science on contact * Jan Freeman, Boston Globe *
This short and enjoyable read ... is very welcome * Sarah Ensor, Socialist Review *
Fascinating, insightful, comprehensive ... you'll just have to read it for yourself * Contemporary UK Feminism, www.thefword.org.uk *
Cameron cites a lot of literature, makes her points lucidly, and distinguishes nicely between scientific consensus and cultural assumption. She's also bitingly funny * Read for Pleasure *
Cameron does a great job * Feminist Philosophers *

Deborah Cameron is Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford. An internationally-known researcher in the field of language and gender studies, she is the author / editor of several academic books on the subject, as well as many articles.

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ISBN 13	9780199550999
ISBN 10	0199550999
Title	The Myth of Mars and Venus
Author	Deborah Cameron
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2008-09-11
Number of pages	206
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