The Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behavior

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This varied and impressive volume is a record of the major presentations at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the 'Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behavior' held at Château de Bonas, Gers, France, July 14-18, 1992. Although aspects of sex differences in human and animal behavior have been recently extensively explored both academically and in popularized accounts, the present work shows that the complex interplay between the various biological, political, psychological and sociological ...
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This varied and impressive volume is a record of the major presentations at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the 'Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behavior' held at Château de Bonas, Gers, France, July 14-18, 1992. Although aspects of sex differences in human and animal behavior have been recently extensively explored both academically and in popularized accounts, the present work shows that the complex interplay between the various biological, political, psychological and sociological factors that account for sex differences has always been, and will continue to be, a source of infinite fascination and confusion to humans. The book contains presentations by a powerful mixture of eminent scientists from the relevant biological and social sciences areas, any ethnocentric tendencies being tempered by the wide mix of nationalities. Current information is placed in an evolutionary and genetic context and includes material from anatomical, endocrinological and behavioral studies of animal behavior and from the human cognitive sciences. The Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Behavior is accessible to a spectrum of readers, from university undergraduates to experienced professionals.
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Preface
List of Contributors
Inherited and Environmental Determinants of Bisexuality in the Male Rat 1
A Sexually Dimorphic Motor Nucleus : Steroid Sensitive Afferents, Sex Differences and Hormonal Regulation 19
Neonatal Programming of Adult Partner Preference in Male Rats 33
Neural Bases of Behavioral Sex Differences in Quail 51
Animal Sexual Differentiation : the Early Days and Current Questions 77
Consequences of Gender Differences in Mathematical Reasoning Ability and some Biological Linkages 87
How and Why Sex Differences Evolve, with Spatial Ability as a Paradigm Example 111
Hormonal and Neural Correlates of Sex-Typed Behavioral Development in Human Beings 131
Are Sex or Gender Relevant Categories to Language Performance ? A Critical Review 151
Organizational Effects of Gonadal Hormones Induce Qualitative Differences in Visuospatial Navigation 175
Intraspecific Aggression in Mice (Mus Domesticus) : Male and Female Strategies 191
A Comparison of Drug Responses by Male and Female Rats During Aggression Tests 205
Sex Differences in Primate Social Behavior 227
What, How, and Why of Gender Differences from an Evolutionary Perspective 241
Sex and the Mutant Mouse : Strategies for Understanding the Sexual Differentiation of the Brain 255
Sexualisation of Behavior During Development in the Pig 279
Some Genetic Considerations in the Development of Sexual Orientation 291
Morphological Correlates of Neuronal Plasticity to Gonadal Steroids : Sexual Differentiation of the Preoptic Area 311
Mating-Induced Expression of Immediate-Early Genes in the Male and Female Nervous System 325
The Development of Sex Differences and Similarities in Brain Anatomy, Physiology and Behavior is Under Complex Hormonal Control 341
Sexual Dimorphism in the Accessory Olfactory System 363
Sex Differences in the Rat Cerebral Cortex 377
Sexual Dimorphisms in Regulatory Systems for Aggression 389
Sexually Dimorphic Hypothalamic Cell Groups and a Related Pathway that are Essential for Masculine Copulatory Behavior 409
Sex Differences in Human Social Behavior : Meta-Analytic Studies of Social Psychological Research 421
The Psychobiology of Sexual Orientation 437
Alternative Conceptions of Sex (and Sex Differences) 457
Dimensions of Human Sexual Identity : Transsexuals, Homosexuals, Fetishists, Cross-Gendered Children and Animal Models 477
Index 487
List of Participants 491
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