# Same Difference

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- Authors: [Caryl Rivers](https://www.bookquiver.com/caryl-rivers), [Rosalind Barnett](https://www.bookquiver.com/rosalind-barnett)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2005-11-08

## Description

From respected academics like Carol Gilligan to pop-psych gurus like John Gray, and even the controversial Harvard President Lawrence Summers, the message has long been the same: Men and women are fundamentally different, and trying to bridge the gender gap can only lead to grief. But as the New York Times Book Review raved, Barnett and Rivers " debunk these theories in a no-nonsense way, offering a refreshingly direct (i. e. unashamedly judgmental) critique of traditional parental roles, tututting at the couples they interviewed who cling to stereotyped ideas of the family." " Blending case histories, new research and thoughtful analysis, the writers describe the divide between the sexes as a crevice, not a chasm. The good news: We're all a lot more flexible than the gender clich8Es let on."- Psychology Today

## Editions

### Same Difference

- Publisher: basic_books
- ISBN: 978-04-6500-613-7
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2005-11-08
- Language: en_GB