In his book, "Why Gender Matters," Dr. ... Sax's book is not a discussion focused on "gender,"" as a social force associated with politics and misconceptions. ... The second chapter of "Why Gender Matters" is titled "Female Brains, Male Brains." ... The aforementioned findings about girls' better hearing is revisited in this chapter. ... Sax presented in only the first two chapters of Why Gender Matters. ...
This chapter, as a whole, has evoked mixed reactions from me. On one hand it was really nice to read a chapter that wasn't loaded with sexism and bias. ... On the other hand, a lot of the chapter was just a psychology review. The basic premise of the chapter was that there is no distinct psychology or personality for women. ... The different theories presented in the book brought up good points and most of them made sense. ...
As described in the book sex refers to the biological characteristics distinguishing male and female, emphasizing the differences in chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, and reproductive systems. ... I believe my understanding of socialization has been changed because before these websites and the chapters in the book I didn't realize how much society actually affects everyone. ...
In chapter 3 of Understanding Human Communication, Gender and Language is discussed in detail. According to the book, both genders share common topics of discussion such as movies, television and work. ... As the book describes, their language reflects their interest in conversation as opposed to females" need for it. ... As far as relationships go, the book describes how women need to talk about the status of their relationship with their partner and always need reassurance that everything is okay. ... The book compares and contrasts gender communication very well. ...
Buss tried to explain the evolutionary truth about relationships in his book The Evolution of Desire and bases his theories on a cross-cultural study of more than 10,000 respondents. ... Buss emphasizes the role of males and females in mate selection and asserts in later chapters that much has gone unchanged, "it is clear that many ancestral women required reliable signs of male commitment before consenting to sex, men who failed to commit would have suffered selectively on the mating market. ...
