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Why Gender Matters : What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
Why Gender Matters What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences
Author: Leonard Sax
Are boys and girls really that different? Twenty years ago, doctors and researchers didn’t think so. Back then, most experts believed that differences in how girls and boys behave are mainly due to differences in how they were treated by their parents, teachers, and friends. — It's hard to cling to that belief today. An avalanche of researc...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780767916257
ISBN-10: 0767916255
Publication Date: 2/14/2006
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Broadway
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Dr. Leonard Sax has some terrific and troubling insights on gender difference, and how both boys and girls are shortchanged when caregivers don't understand these differences. A terrific book for parents, teachers, and anyone interested in understanding the battle of the sexes in a more meaningful way.


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