The Essential Difference
Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain
Published on 4. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-14-101101-1 (ISBN)
Description
'The Essential Difference' shows that, on average, male and female minds are of a slightly different character. Men tend to be better at analysing systems (better systemisers), while women tend to be better at reading the emotions of other people (better empathisers).
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
214 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-101101-1 (9780141011011)
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E-Book
03/2004
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€9.49
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Person
Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor at Cambridge University in the fields of psychology and psychiatry, and the co-director of the Autism Research Centre there. He has carried out research into both autism and sex differences, over a twenty-year career. He is the author of MINDBLINDNESS.