"A fascinating journey that lays bare the origins of the modern sexual divide, entertaining readers with an original and thought-provoking message for today's men and the women who live, love and work with them." —Warren Farrell, PhD, author, The Myth of Male Power and Why Men Earn More
"An important argument, an adroit accomplishment, a very sturdy book, passionately argued with a sense of measure and rich concern." —Lionel Tiger, PhD, Charles Darwin professor of anthropology, Rutgers University
"Fascinating, engagingly written and highly accessible. The book's central themes revolving around issues of male-female sex differences, work, and relationships, are so central to everyone's lives it's hard to imagine anyone not being interested. A very impressive accomplishment." —David M. Buss, PhD, author, The Evolution of Desire and The Dangerous Passion
An entertaining, informative, and original look at how we humans got here and why we behave the way we do, this text wraps responsible science in a potent and absorbing package, developing original conclusions that challenge conventional thinking. Shining a revealing light on the plight of modern masculinity and the origins of contemporary female priorities, it celebrates the authentically feminine and offers a timely message of reconciliation between the modern sexes. Irreverent, funny, and thought-provoking, this commentary aims at a broad audience and digs deeper than typical relationship books, providing fresh, penetrating insights and valuable tools for dealing with the issues that matter so much in our hectic, contemporary lives.
Michael Gilbert is a senior fellow at the Annenberg Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California. An expert in the fields of psychology and sociology, with a graduate degree from Harvard Universtiy, he is a member of the National Association of Scholars, has lectured widely at the university level, has written numerous articles, and is frequently quoted in the press. He lives in Los Angeles.
Family & Relationships
307 pages, Trade Paper, 6 x 9
6 B/W Illustrations
Distribution Rights: WOR
$14.95 (CAN $21.95)
9780977655236 (0977655237) Pub Date: September 2007
The Hunter Press