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Inferior : the true power of women and the science that shows it

By:

Saini, A

Publication details: London : Harper Collins, 2018Description: 280pISBN:

9780008172039

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Contents:

Text includes: Woman' s inferiority to man; Females get sicker but males die quicker; A difference at birth; The missing five ounces of the female brain; Women's work; Choosy, not chaste; Why men dominate; The old women who wouldn't die

Summary: Taking us on an eye-opening journey through science, this book challenges our preconceptions about men and women, investigating the ferocious gender wars that burn in biology, psychology and anthropology. Angela Saini revisits the landmark experiments that have informed our understanding, lays bare the problem of bias in research and speaks to the scientists finally exploring the truth about the female sex.

List(s) this item appears in: Barts Health - Inclusion and Diversity Collection | Homerton: Diverse Perspectives reading list

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Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves		HM245 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	NE10216
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves		HM 340 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	14863
Book	Newham Library (Barts Health) Shelves	Newham collection at Whipps Cross	HM 242 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	BARTS005081
Book	Queen's Hospital Jackie Blanks Library Shelves		WOMEN Sai (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	T11346
Book	Royal London Library (Barts Health) Shelves		HM 242 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Missing	XBT07078
Book	St Bartholomew's Library (Barts Health) Shelves		HM 242 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	T07077
Book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves		HM 242 SAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	XBT07079

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Taking us on an eye-opening journey through science, this book challenges our preconceptions about men and women, investigating the ferocious gender wars that burn in biology, psychology and anthropology. Angela Saini revisits the landmark experiments that have informed our understanding, lays bare the problem of bias in research and speaks to the scientists finally exploring the truth about the female sex.

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