The End of Gender - Debra Soh

The End of Gender

By Debra Soh

  • Release Date: 2020-08-04
  • Genre: Social Science
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 53 Ratings

Description

International sex researcher, neuroscientist, and columnist Debra Soh debunks popular gender myths in this scientific examination of the many facets of gender identity that “is not only eminently reasonable and beautifully-written, it is brave and vital” (Ben Shapiro, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

Is our gender something we’re born with, or are we conditioned by society? In The End of Gender, neuroscientist and sexologist Dr. Debra Soh uses a research-based approach to address this hot-button topic, unmasking popular misconceptions about the nature vs. nurture debate and exploring what it means to be a woman or a man in today’s society.

Both scientific and objective, and drawing on original research and carefully conducted interviews, Soh tackles a wide range of issues, such as gender-neutral parenting, gender dysphoric children, and the neuroscience of being transgender. She debates today’s accepted notion that gender is a social construct and a spectrum, and challenges the idea that there is no difference between how male and female brains operate.

The End of Gender is conversation-starting “required reading” (Eric R. Weinstein, PhD, host of The Portal) that will arm you with the facts you need to come to your own conclusions about gender identity and its place in the world today.

Reviews

  • Good

    5
    By kilzdionlun
    Very good
  • Very good

    4
    By Crash and carry
    This is a timely and useful book about sex and gender, and the current trends around their understanding. Well worth a read.
  • TRIGGER WARNING

    1
    By s2artjm
    This book is full of transphobic rhetoric that invalidates trans folks, as well as stereotypes pertaining to gender.
  • A very politically bias book

    1
    By Halo7
    I tried to read this book with an open mind, but you can’t ignore the bias. The ridiculous idea that someone will switch gender and become ostracized by society to win a game.
  • Soh Transphobic

    1
    By rand pauly
    Trash
  • Must read

    5
    By Reanox
    In an era of misinformation about gender and where activism has encroached on science, this book takes a nuanced approach to explaining all sides regarding current sociopolitical issues regarding gender and presents the science in an accurate manner that is currently suppressed by those for whom the science doesn’t agree with. I would highly highly recommend reading this book with an open mind. Dr. Soh is a very level-headed person who has fantastic ideas about how the fight for equality should embrace science rather than deny it.
  • Haven’t finished it yet

    5
    By DirtyDan82
    But I had to purchase it after listening to the author on Joe Rogan. To the author: history remembers people like you, it doesn’t remember historical activists. Keep it up!