
The Essential Difference
Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain
$24.95
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
22 August 2012
Summary
A new look for this classic text, to match the paperback look of the follow-up, Zero Degrees of Empathy
Men and women have always seemed to think in entirely different ways, from conversation and communication to games and gadgets. But are these differences created by society, or do our minds come ready-wired one way or another, with female brains tending towards interaction and male towards organisation? And could this mean that autism - rather than being a mental anomaly - is in fac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241961353 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241961351 |
| Author: | Simon Baron-Cohen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
This is no Mars/Venus whimsy, but the conclusion fron twenty years of experiment
This is no Mars/Venus whimsy, but the conclusion fron twenty years of experiment * Evening Standard *
This is a fascinating, thought-provoking book. Women will want to talk about it. Men will sit silent and brood over its details * Observer *
Compelling… the book’s final and probably most controversial argument is a treat for those who simply enjoy a good idea * Guardian *
A thought-provoking take on the minds of men and women * Evening Standard *
A devastating new contribution to the gender debate…dynamite * Mail on Sunday *
The minds of men and women are very different - and here at last is the scientific proof… scholarly but never dry, this will definitely provoke lively discussion * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor at Cambridge University in the fields of psychology and psychiatry. He is also the Director of Cambridge’s internationally-renowned Autism Research Centre. He has carried out research into social neuroscience over a career spanning twenty years. He is the author of Mindblindness and Zero Degrees of Empathy.
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