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The gender trap : parents and the pitfalls of raising boys and girls

Title
The gender trap : parents and the pitfalls of raising boys and girls / Emily W. Kane.
Author
Kane, Emily W.
Publication
New York, NY : New York University, c2012.

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Book/TextUse in library JFE 13-2191Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
x, 287 p. : ill.; cm.
Subject
  • Parenthood
  • Child rearing
  • Sex differences
  • Boys > Psychology
  • Girls > Psychology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "glamour babies" and "little toughies" -- Wanting a girl, wanting a boy : conceptual building blocks -- It's in their nature : naturalizers -- I think a lot of it is us, parents, and society : cultivators -- We try not to encourage it, but I know it gets in there : refiners -- You applaud all the other stuff : innovators -- Surviving in a gendered culture : resisters -- Conclusion: a better world : dismantling the gender trap -- Appendix: research methods -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Call Number
JFE 13-2191
ISBN
  • 9780814748824 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 0814748821 (cl : alk. paper)
  • 9780814737835 (pb : alk. paper)
  • 0814737838 (pb : alk. paper)
LCCN
2012010688
OCLC
810414636
Author
Kane, Emily W.
Title
The gender trap : parents and the pitfalls of raising boys and girls / Emily W. Kane.
Imprint
New York, NY : New York University, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 13-2191
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