Testosterone : : An Unauthorized Biography / / Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, Katrina Karkazis.
Testosterone is neither the biological essence of manliness nor even the “male sex hormone.” It doesn’t predict competitiveness or aggressiveness, strength or sex drive. Rebecca Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis pry testosterone loose from more than a century of misconceptions that undermine science...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION. T TALK -- 1. Multiple Ts -- 2. Ovulation -- 3. Violence -- 4. Power -- 5. Risk-Taking -- 6. Parenting -- 7. Athleticism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
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Summary: | Testosterone is neither the biological essence of manliness nor even the “male sex hormone.” It doesn’t predict competitiveness or aggressiveness, strength or sex drive. Rebecca Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis pry testosterone loose from more than a century of misconceptions that undermine science while making social fables seem scientific. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674242647 9783110652031 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674242647 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, Katrina Karkazis. |