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Author Cameron, Deborah, 1958-

Title The myth of Mars and Venus / Deborah Cameron.

Publication Information Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Description vii, 196 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-191) and index.
Contents 1. Myths, and why they matter; 2. A time and a place: putting myths in their cultural context; 3. Partial truths: why difference is not the whole story; 4. A world of difference? Mars and Venus in childhood and adolescence; 5. Cross purposes: the myth of male-female misunderstanding; 6. Back to nature:brains, genes, and evolution; 7. Public speaking: Mars and Venus in politics and the workplace; 8. Doing what comes culturally: identity and style; 9. Beyond Mars and Venus; NOTES; INDEX.
Subject Language and languages -- Sex differences.
ISBN 9780199214471 (hbk.)
0199214476 (hbk.)