Cordelia Fine, an associate professor at the University of Melbourne, is author of the much-acclaimed Delusions of Gender and A Mind of Its Own.
"Starred Review. With a fabulous combination of wit, passion, and
scholarship, Fine demolishes many of the common theories offered to
explain the construction of gender in contemporary society…. She
shows that the fact that we spend our lives in environments that
promote gender differentiation makes those differences nothing more
than self-fulfilling prophecies. This marvelous and important book
will change the way readers view the gendered world."
*Publishers Weekly*
"Delusions of Gender takes on that tricky question, Why exactly are
men from Mars and women from Venus?, and eviscerates both the
neuroscientists who claim to have found the answers and the
popularizers who take their findings and run with them… [Fine] is
an acerbic critic, mincing no words when it comes to those she
disagrees with. But her sharp tongue is tempered with humor and
linguistic playfulness… [R]ead this book and see how complex and
fascinating the whole issue is."
*Katherine Bouton - The New York Times*
"Fine turns the popular science book formula on its head.
Chapter-by-chapter, she introduces ideas about innate differences
between the sexes… and then tartly smacks around studies supposedly
supporting them."
*Dan Vergano - USA Today*
"[Fine] effectively blows the lid off of old tropes… Weaving
together anecdotes, dense research and quotes from numerous
experts, she offers a well-balanced testament to the many ways in
which cultural rules inform behaviors often mistaken as organic to
our brains, as opposed to learned… [An] informative and often
surprising study."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"Cordelia Fine has a first-rate intellect and writing talent to
burn. In her new book, Delusions of Gender, she takes aim at the
idea that male brains and female brains are ‘wired differently,’
leading men and women to act in a manner consistent with
decades-old gender stereotypes. Armed with penetrating insights, a
rapier wit, and a slew of carefully researched facts, Fine lowers
her visor, lifts her lance, and attacks this idea full-force.
Whether her adversaries can rally their forces and mount a
successful counter-attack remains to be seen. What’s certain at
this point, however, is that in Delusions of Gender Cordelia Fine
has struck a terrific first blow against what she calls
‘neurosexism.’"
*William Ickes, author of Everyday Mind Reading: Understanding What
Other People Think and Feel*
"In Delusions of Gender Cordelia Fine does a magnificent job
debunking the so-called science, and especially the brain science,
of gender. If you thought there were some inescapable facts about
women’s minds—some hard wiring that explains poor science and maths
performance, or the ability to remember to buy the milk and arrange
the holidays—you can put these on the rubbish heap. Instead, Fine
shows that there are almost no areas of performance that are not
touched by cultural stereotypes. This scholarly book will make you
itch to press the delete button on so much nonsense, while being
pure fun to read."
*Uta Frith FBA, FMedSci, FRS; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience,
University College London*
"Cordelia Fine’s thorough (and funny!) Delusions of Gender punches
a giant hole in the idea that women's brains are somehow
‘hardwired’ for nurturing and domesticity."
*Anna North - Jezebel.com*
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