A Role for Biology in Gender-Related Behavior

@article{Berenbaum2011ARF,
  title={A Role for Biology in Gender-Related Behavior},
  author={Sheri A. Berenbaum and Judith E. Owen Blakemore and Adriene M. Beltz},
  journal={Sex Roles},
  year={2011},
  volume={64},
  pages={804-825}
}
We take the opportunity of the 35th anniversary of Sex Roles to examine the journal and the field of gender research from a biological perspective. We discuss the limited coverage of biological perspectives in the pages of the journal and likely reasons for it in light of historical perspectives on the role of biology in gendered psychological processes and behaviors, review briefly contemporary research on biological (especially hormonal) influences on gender-related behavior, advocate for… Expand
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