6/12/2023 0 Comments Cordelia fine gender![]() We are encouraged by some scientists and pseudo-scientists to assume that the physiological differences explain the psychological differences. Those differences have spawned many books driving a wedge between male and female innate abilities and stoking the argument that men and women are just better at different things. ![]() Men think in a more focused way whereas women think more holistically. Men are observed to be good at maths whereas women tend to be more empathic. And we routinely observe that men and women behave differently. EvaluationĮarly science discovered many differences between the male and female brain. Delusions of Gender shows that the present state of chronic gender bias can be changed. Cordelia Fine does an excellent job in arguing that cognitive and behavioural differences between men and women are not innate but are socially constructed – beginning when the baby is in the womb. And with the advent of brain imaging, many have concluded that the differences seen in PET (positron emission tomography) and fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans explain what everyone observes day to day. ![]() ![]() If you’re someone who believes that men and women are fundamentally different and that men are naturally better at some things while women are better at others, buckle up and get ready to have your assumptions and understanding challenged.įor many years it’s been assumed that men were cleverer, more logical than women. Delusions of Gender: the real science behind sex differences ![]()
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