Go beyond the headlines and the hype to get the newest findings in the burgeoning field of gender studies. Drawing on disciplines that include evolutionary science, anthropology, animal behavior, neuroscience, psychology, and endocrinology, Deborah Blum explores matters ranging from the link between immunology and sex to male/female gossip styles. The results are intriguing, startling, and often very amusing. For instance, did you know that. . .• Male testosterone levels drop in happy marriages; scientists speculate that women may use monogamy to control male behavior• Young female children who are in day-care are apt to be more secure than those kept at home; young male children less so• Anthropologists classify Western societies as "mildly polygamous"The Los Angeles Times has called Sex on the Brain "superbly crafted science writing, graced by unusual compassion, wit, and intelligence, that forms an important addition to the literature of gender studies."

Introduction1. Splitting the Lark: The Origins of Sex2. Pinpointing the Difference: Comparing Male and Female Brains3. Heart to Heart: Sex Differences in Emotion4. Perfect Partners: The Monogamy Puzzle5. The Second Date: Inquiries into Sexual Orientation6. The Big T: Defining Testosterone7. The Cycle Game: Biology and Estrogen8. Counterstrikes: Love, Lust, and Rape9. Once Divided: Power and Gender BiologyNotesIndex