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This volume in the Springer Series in Evolutionary Psychology presents a state of the art view of the topic of sexuality and sexual behavior drawing on theoretical constructs and research of noted individuals in the field. Comprehensive and multi-...

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At a time where, after decades of progress in gender and sexual rights, people in many parts of the world are facing new forms of resistance and opposition to gender equality, this timely publication confirms the continuing importance and relevanc...

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Women with Serious Mental Illness: Gender-Sensitive and Recovery-Oriented Care, calls attention to a topic and population that has been overlooked in literature - women with serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolar...

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"e;Something happened in the 1990s"e;; a group of people who were perceived as radical and "e;unmentionable"e; were transformed into a group of people who deserved human rights, and, if you looked close enough, were "e;normal,&...

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Att göra kön (2003) är en bok med en ovanlig titel. Kan man GÖRA kön? Kön är väl något man bara är, eller har? Nej, det är just vad det inte är. Kön är något vi alla gör, mycket aktivt, fast inte alltid fullt medvetet. Redan som liten förstår flic...

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Many people strive to be normal, and deviation from accepted norms can feel like failure. But why do we want to be normal? And what does that mean? Ordinary? Sane? Similar? When probed, the notion of normality starts to look fragile. It is not cle...

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VINNARE AV 2017 ÅRS ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE FÖR BÄSTA VETENSKAPSBOK Könshormonet testosteron brukar figurera flitigt i debatten om biologins betydelse för människan i allmänhet och könsskillnaderna i synnerhet - så flit...

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A trail-blazing and inspiring collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience and psychology featuring The Delusions of Certainty, winner of the European Essay Prize 2019. As well as being a prize-winning, bestselling novelist, Siri Hustvedt i...

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Jag är läkare och hjärnforskare. Jag är också pappa till två tjejer och ogenerad pappafeminist. Diskussioner vid middagsbordet fick mig med tiden att inse hur pinsamt lite jag egentligen visste om kön och hjärna. Är våra hjärnor i grunden lika? Är...

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When Darwin proposed that females shape evolution by being choosy in their choice of male suitors, his Victorian contemporaries were shocked that he accorded so much importance to women. But this early view of the female role was far from revoluti...

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When Darwin proposed that females shape evolution by being choosy in their choice of male suitors, his Victorian contemporaries were shocked that he accorded so much importance to women. But this early view of the female role was far from revoluti...

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With a foreword from acclaimed psychologist, Dr Elaine Aron, comes a timely and invaluable book that will help redefine masculinity and reveal how high sensitivity can enrich men's lives, their communities, and the lives of those who love them.Hig...

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Combining theory, research, and case studies, this book shows clinicians how to apply transdiagnostic contextual behavioral approaches when working with sexual and gender minority (SGM) clients. The text first examines minority stress theory throu...

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I hundratals år var det en självklarhet: kvinnor var det underlägsna könet. Deras kroppar var svagare, deras hjärnor klenare, deras roll underkastelse. Till och med Charles Darwin slog fast att kvinnor var mindre utvecklade än män, och i årtionden...

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This book contributes to the discussion of why women's human rights warrants increased focus in the context of globalization. Further, it also illustrates how psychology can provide the links between transnational feminism and the discourse on wom...

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Att göra kön är en bok med en ovanlig titel. Kan man över huvud taget GÖRA kön? Kön är väl något man bara är, eller har? Nej, det är just vad det inte är. Kön är något vi alla gör, mycket aktivt, fast inte alltid fullt medvetet. Redan som liten fö...

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Gunnar Karlsson hävdar att det som anses som typiskt för maskulinitet i första hand är en reaktion på människans existentiella villkor, som innefattar hjälplöshet, sårbarhet och beroende. Bokens bärande tankegång är att maskulinitet är ett ouppnåe...

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This fully revised fourth edition of Identity in Adolescence: The Balance Between Self and Other presents four theoretical perspectives on identity development during adolescence and young adulthood and their practical implications for interventio...

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Sex/Gender presents a relatively new way to think about how biological difference can be produced over time in response to different environmental and social experiences.This book gives a clearly written explanation of the biological and cultural ...

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'Everyone should read Down Girl. It should be distributed in schools and every board room, athletic department and legislative space' - Soraya Chemaly A transformative book on how misogyny works from a hugely influential thinker Misogyny is a hot ...

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Simon Baron-Cohen's The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain is an unflinching look at the scientific evidence behind the innate sex differences of the mind. Men and women have always seemed to think in entirely different wa...

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Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body. Jane Ussher examines the ways in which medicine, science, the law and...

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The Ape that Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our ...

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For readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sheryl Sandberg and Mary Beard, Women and Leadership is a powerful call to arms about the lack of women at the top.'Who better qualified to delve into this topic?' Business Life_______________Women make up ...

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'Inferioris more than just a book. It's a battle cry - and right now, it's having a galvanising effect on its core fanbase' Observer Are women more nurturing than men? Are men more promiscuous than women? Are males the naturally dominant sex? And ...

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This book exposes our unconscious selfish motives, those we're reluctant to discuss or even think about. These motives drive our body language, laughter, and conversation, as well as venerated institutions like art, school, charity, medicine, poli...

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An unflinching and endearing memoir from LGBTQ+ advocate Jackson Bird about how he finally sorted things out and came out as a transgender man. When Jackson Bird was twenty-five, he came out as transgender to his friends, family, and anyone in the...

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Barbie or Lego? Reading maps or reading emotions? Do you have a female brain or a male brain? Or is that the wrong question? On a daily basis we face deeply ingrained beliefs that our sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys and colour...

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What is the role of parents, peers and teachers in shaping school experiences and informing the career choice of males and females? Does the school context matter, and to what extent do educational experiences influence young people's self-concept...

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WINNER OF THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE What the judges said: 'Every man and woman should read this book on gender bias ... an important, yet wickedly witty, book.' 'Fine's entertaining and thoughtful book is a valua...

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