Download or read book Hormones Sex and Society written by Helmuth Nyborg and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1994-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nyborg sets out to prove that classic ideas of the mind, learning, and memory must be re-examined through the lens of modern biology. Neuroscience and the biological and biomedical sciences have advanced far beyond the limits of 19th century neuroanatomy, and we now know that chemical neurotransmitters and circulating hormones act to alter electrical brain activity and structure. At the same time heredity is now recognized to be not as omnipotent as in the Nature/Nurture debate of the last century. Nyborg examines these issues, and he shows that recent research in the molecular and brain sciences makes it possible to develop alternative research programs that apply empirical, quantitative, natural science principles and methods in order to unravel intricate problems like human nature and society. He concludes this work with a new approach--Physicology--the study of physico-chemical processes behind body, brain, behavior, and society. This book will be of great interest to behavioral scientists, and all concerned with the impact of physico-chemical processes on the changes in ourselves and our societies.
Download or read book Testosterone Rex Myths of Sex Science and Society written by Cordelia Fine and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Beliefs about men and women are as old as humanity itself, but Fine’s funny, spiky book gives reason to hope that we’ve heard Testosterone rex’s last roar.” —Annie Murphy Paul, New York Times Book Review Many people believe that, at its core, biological sex is a fundamental force in human development. According to this false-yet-familiar story, the divisions between men and women are in nature alone and not part of culture. Drawing on evolutionary science, psychology, neuroscience, endocrinology, and philosophy, Testosterone Rex disproves this ingrained myth and calls for a more equal society based on both sexes’ full human potential.
Download or read book Sex and Society written by Marshall Cavendish Corporation and published by Cavendish Square Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving beyond a partial view of only biology and psychology, this work also examines the wide sociological dimensions of sex.
Download or read book Sex and Society written by Marshall Cavendish Corporation and published by Cavendish Square Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving beyond a partial view of only biology and psychology, this work also examines the wide sociological dimensions of sex.
Download or read book Sex Gender and Society written by Ann Oakley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the differences between the sexes? That is the question that Ann Oakley set out to answer in this pioneering study, now established as a classic in the field. To answer it she draws on the evidence of biology, anthropology, sociology and the study of animal behaviour to cut through popular myths and reach the underlying truth. She demonstrates conclusively that men and women are not two separate groups: rather each individual takes his or her place on a continuous scale. She shows how different societies define masculinity and femininity in different and even opposite ways, and discusses how far observable differences are based on biology and psychology and how far on cultural conditioning. Many books have discussed these vital issues. None, however, have drawn on such an impressively wide range of evidence or discussed it with such clarity and authority. Now newly reissued with a substantial introduction which highlights its continuing relevance, this work will continue to inform and shape dialogues around sex and gender for a new generation of scholars and students.
Download or read book Messengers of Sex written by Celia Roberts and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early twentieth century, hormones have commonly been understood as 'messengers of sex'. They are seen as essential to the development and functioning of healthy reproductive male and female bodies; millions take them as medications in the treatment of fertility, infertility and ageing. However, in contemporary society, hormones are both disturbed and disturbing; invading our environments and bodies through plastics, food and water, environmental estrogens and other chemicals, threatening irreversible, inter-generational bodily change. Using a wide range of sources, from physiology textbooks to popular parenting books and pharmaceutical advertisements, Celia Roberts analyses the multiple ways in which sex hormones have come to matter to us today. Bringing feminist theories of the body into dialogue with science and technology studies, she develops tools to address one of the most important questions facing feminism today: how is biological sex conceivable?
Download or read book Gender and Sex in Society written by Lucile Duberman and published by New York : Praeger. This book was released on 1975 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sex Rx written by Lauren F. Streicher and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you missing a vibrant, exciting sex life? Do you avoid sex because it is uncomfortable? Or even painful? Are you coping with diabetes, heart disease, cancer, or another illness that makes sex more challenging? Have you lost interest in sex altogether? Yes, anyone can love sex again, or love sex more, with Sex Rx. For millions of women in America, sex isn't always pleasurable or even possible. Instead, sex has become a low priority as they navigate marriage, motherhood, and work . . . not to mention cope with chronic stress and lack of sleep. Throw in the natural fluctuations in hormone levels that all women experience throughout their lives and it's not surprising that sex can become, well, a little less sexy. Additionally, common gynecological problems can make sex uncomfortable, and medical issues can cause it to be downright painful. Dr. Lauren Streicher, a leading women's sexual health expert, offers women the courage, vocabulary, and knowledge to identify and solve problems in the bedroom, for a wide range of issues—from flagging libido, vaginal dryness, and sex after menopause, to hormone supplements and the effects of medication. Sex Rx offers a wealth of knowledge along with a good dose of humor and plenty of encouragement, so that women of all ages can make having great sex a part of their lives forever.
Download or read book Messengers of Sex written by Celia Roberts and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early twentieth century, hormones have commonly been understood as 'messengers of sex'. They are seen as essential to the development and functioning of healthy reproductive male and female bodies; millions take them as medications in the treatment of fertility, infertility and ageing. However, in contemporary society, hormones are both disturbed and disturbing; invading our environments and bodies through plastics, food and water, environmental estrogens and other chemicals, threatening irreversible, inter-generational bodily change. Using a wide range of sources, from physiology textbooks to popular parenting books and pharmaceutical advertisements, Celia Roberts analyses the multiple ways in which sex hormones have come to matter to us today. Bringing feminist theories of the body into dialogue with science and technology studies, she develops tools to address one of the most important questions facing feminism today: how is biological sex conceivable?
Download or read book Sex Wars written by Roy Barzilai and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are a world at war. Gender, race, and religious wars are intensifying. Political disputes over nationalism and globalism are threatening Western liberty with a return to the primitive tribalist mentality of collectivism. Sex Wars offers a new perspective on the historical, social, and ideological trends that drive human civilization. Roy expands on his last book, The Testosterone Hypothesis, to further explore how secret biological and psychological forces-even cosmic forces-drive the evolution of human cultures and the course of history. This research presented in this book reveals how sex hormones regulate the sexual organization of human societies. They compel mankind to form cultures based either on family values led by strong, independent men or a feminist, communist social structure. Testosterone levels motivate man to grow and seek independence and masculine virtues or else to bow down in subordination to social controls and big government paternalism. It is a dominance hormone that elevates mankind to command nature, but its decline can bring him down into a state of impotence and despair, even to self-destruction. Testosterone structures society in dominance hierarchies, driving groups to unite in common goals for territorial ambitions: to form nation states with secure borders, to establish law and order under the banner of individual rights and liberty, which the West has experienced since the Enlightenment. However, its collapse propels group conflict and tribal warfare for global conquest and submission under communist or fascist ideologies, such as the Dark Age religious doctrines of Islamic jihad, driven by sexual repression, depression, and aggression. Continuing on the path of the scientific revolution, led in physics by Newton and in biology by Darwin, equipped with the modern tools of neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, we can now create a similar revolution in the social sciences and humanities to bring the next leap forward in human knowledge!
Download or read book Sex Hormones Happiness written by Murray Freedman and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been shown that people who have more sex are happier, and also that happier people actually have more sex. It is also known that hormones, and more importantly hormone insufficiency, is integrally related to both male and female sexuality. This book demonstrates the irrefutable connection between sex, hormones, and happiness, and it does so by presenting factual, evidence-based medical information presented utilizing real life scenarios involving several couples' experiences over time as they age. Two gynecologist/menopause experts present invaluable, up-to-date medical data in an easy to read format. The first part of the book deals with the younger couple's experience where relationship issues dominate (he wants more sex; she would like more intimacy). The latter part of the book addresses the older couple and how hormone therapy is not only indicated and safe but can be extremely beneficial. The impact of hormone insufficiency on both male and female sexuality is explained, and the reader will come to realize sex does not necessarily belong only to the young.The book addresses the three primary issues associated with the decline in sexual activity that occurs over time (age, relationship issues and hormones), and the 'story board' format allows the reader toidentify personally with the characters involved. The delightfully entertaining presentation makes learning the facts both easy and understandable. After you read this book, you will come to understandwhy Drs. Freedman and Gaudry are America's most enthusiastic vagina advocates.
Download or read book Beyond the Natural Body written by Nelly Oudshoorn and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 1994 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maurice Ravel: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his compositions, and his influence as a composer and theorist.
Download or read book Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-07-02 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer. But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language ability after a stroke than men or why women are more apt to develop autoimmune diseases such as lupus. Sex differences in health throughout the lifespan have been documented. Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health begins to snap the pieces of the puzzle into place so that this knowledge can be used to improve health for both sexes. From behavior and cognition to metabolism and response to chemicals and infectious organisms, this book explores the health impact of sex (being male or female, according to reproductive organs and chromosomes) and gender (one's sense of self as male or female in society). Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health discusses basic biochemical differences in the cells of males and females and health variability between the sexes from conception throughout life. The book identifies key research needs and opportunities and addresses barriers to research. Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health will be important to health policy makers, basic, applied, and clinical researchers, educators, providers, and journalists-while being very accessible to interested lay readers.
Download or read book Testosterone written by Carole Hooven and published by Cassell Illustrated. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hormonal Therapy for Male Sexual Dysfunction written by Mario Maggi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hormonal therapy offers a potentially powerful approach to the treatment of sexual disorders in men. However the interplay of different hormones within different bodily systems is carefully balanced; judicious judgement is required in the therapeutic use of hormones to minimize unwelcome side effects. A better understanding of how hormones work will help the physician to better tailor therapies for improved sexual responses in men. Hormonal Therapy for Male Sexual Dysfunction will provide the rationale for hormonal therapy in male sexual disorders, explaining the language of sexual endocrinology and its application in clinical practice. The aim of this book is to provide a clinical 'in the office' or 'at the bedside' guide to effective patient care for sexual medicine physicians, urologists, gynecologists and other health-care providers in practice and in training. The tone will be practical, not academic. The working assumption is that readers want to know what (and what not) might or should be done, without over emphasis on the why. That said, it is important to review the crucial basic science necessary for effective diagnosis and management, and to provide reminders in the context of the practical chapters. It will not be heavily referenced, in line with a more practical approach. This allows for smoother reading (and also relieves the burden of comprehensive citing from authors). Key evidence (clinical trials, Cochrane or other meta analyses) should be summarized in 'Evidence at a Glance' boxes and key references such as reviews, major papers can be provided in the ‘selected bibliography’ at the end of each chapter. Practical guidance will be provided through: the use of algorithms and guidelines where they are appropriate 'Tips and Tricks' boxes – hints on improving outcomes perhaps via practical technique, patient questioning etc 'Caution' warning boxes – hints on avoiding problems, perhaps via contraindications 'Science Revisited' – quick reminder of the basic science principles necessary for understanding
Download or read book Female Reproductive Dysfunction written by Felice Petraglia and published by Springer. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading international specialists, this book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of endocrine-based female reproductive disorders. Particularly focusing on the Hypothalamus – Pituitary – Ovary (HPO) axis as the main driver of reproduction in women, it discusses amenorrhea; chronic anovulation and polycystic ovary syndrome as the most common dysfunctions of the HPO axis; endocrine diseases as possible impacts on the HPO axis; uterine disorders related to estrogen/progesterone; and the impact of endometriosis and uterine fibroids on reproduction. It also addresses infertility and menopause as hormone-related disorders in women and endocrine changes during pregnancy and lactation, and in breast disorders. The book is intended as a major reference for endocrinologists, gynecologists, and obstetricians, as well as basic and clinical scientists. It is published as part of the SpringerReference program, which provides access to live editions constantly updated through a dynamic peer-review publishing process.
Download or read book Delusions of Gender How Our Minds Society and Neurosexism Create Difference written by Cordelia Fine and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-08-08 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. Yet popular books, magazines and even scientific articles defend inequalities by citing immutable biological differences between the male and female brain. Why are there so few women in science and engineering, so few men in the laundry room? Well, they say, it's our brains.
