Neurofeminism: Issues at the Intersection of Feminist Theory and Cognitive Science

By Robyn Bluhm

Book Overview

Going beyond the hype of recent fMRI 'findings', thisinterdisciplinary collection examines such questions as: Do women and men have significantly different brains? Do women empathize, while men systematize? Is there a 'feminine' ethics? What does brain research on intersex conditions tell us about sex and gender?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230296734
• ISBN13: 9780230296732
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"