The Hormone Myth: How Junk Science, Gender Politics, and Lies about PMS Keep Women Down [Large Print 16 Pt Edition]

by Robyn DeLuca

Overview

Although the idea that women become raving lunatics when their hormones fluctuate is firmly entrenched in American culture, a thorough examination of the evidence overwhelmingly tells us otherwise. This provocative book exposes the pervasive myths about women's hormones-which lead to false beliefs about women's competence-by illustrating how flawed, obsolete research and sexism have combined to keep women ''in their place, '' and skillfully shows how women can reject the ''hormone myth'' and own their emotions in a healthy and realistic way

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781038765468
Publisher:	ReadHowYouWant
Publication date:	12/14/2017
Pages:	436
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

Robyn Stein DeLuca, PhD, is a research assistant professor in the department of psychology at Stony Brook University, and was a core faculty member of the women's and gender studies program for fifteen years. She has taught a multitude of courses on health, gender, and reproduction, and her research on postpartum depression and childbirth satisfaction has been published in scholarly psychology journals. Her TEDx Talk ''The Good News About PMS'' has had over one million views and has been translated into twenty-two languages.