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The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths About Sex and Identity in Our Society Hardcover – 4 Aug. 2020

by Debra Soh (Author)
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International sex researcher, neuroscientist, and columnistDebra Soh debunks popular gender myths in this research-based, scientific examination of the many facets of gender identity.

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 a conversation-starting work that will challenge what you thought you knew about gender, identity, and everything in between. Timely, informative, and provocative, it will arm you with the facts you need to come to your own conclusions about gender identity and its place in the world today.
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    322 pages
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    English
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    Threshold Editions
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    4 Aug. 2020
  5. Dimensions
    15.24 x 2.79 x 22.86 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1982132515
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1982132514
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Dr. Debra Soh is a neuroscientist who specializes in gender, sex, and sexual orientation. She received her doctorate from York University in Toronto and worked as an academic researcher for eleven years. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Harper’s Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Playboy, Quillette, and many other publications. Her research has been published in academic journals including the Archives of Sexual Behavior and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. As a journalist, Soh writes about the science and politics of human sexuality and gender, free speech, and censorship in academia. She lives in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter at @DrDebraSoh and visit her at DrDebraSoh.com.

Dr. Debra Soh is a neuroscientist who specializes in gender, sex, and sexual orientation. She received her doctorate from York University in Toronto and worked as an academic researcher for eleven years. Her writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Harper's Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, Playboy, Quillette, and many other publications. Her research has been published in academic journals including the Archives of Sexual Behavior and Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. As a journalist, Soh writes about the science and politics of human sexuality and gender, free speech, and censorship in academia. She lives in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter at @DrDebraSoh and visit her at DrDebraSoh.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Threshold Editions (4 Aug. 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1982132515
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1982132514
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.79 x 22.86 cm
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Edward Grabczewski
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended before you read anything else on sex and gender
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 June 2023
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This is the most important book on the science of sex, including gender, that you will ever read. It's a breathe of fresh air to anyone who's been confused by the gender activists of the past thirteen years.

It confirms that gender is not a social construct but is an aspect of biological sex. It confirms there are only two genders: female and male. It confirms that a small number of people have atypical bodies but these do not create new sex or gender categories.

It shows how the world of science has been hijacked by gender activists in the greatest scandal of the century. It demonstrates the fragility of science and the weaknesses of our institutions in defending science. It demonstrates how social media has been used to trash the reputations of our best scientists and medics.

Chapter 3 will introduce you to a confusing array of current gender terminology. Chapter 7 will clear your mind of all the rubbish that's been put there by years of misinformation and obfuscation.

The book's index is comprehensive, making it very useful for defining the array of terms used in the book.
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Frazer Ellinor
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book on biological causes of gender - worth reading, even if you disagree!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2020
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Although I disagree with the views on gender expressed by Debra Soh (being pro- social constructivism and symbolic interactionist), I have found this text to be fascinating and informative. It provides a rationale and some evidence for the belief in gender as biological. This has already proven useful material for my PhD thesis.

However, more valuable is that it offers plausible insights into how leftist ideologies (such as my own) can come across within contentious issues. Despite seemingly being polar opposites in terms of our views on gender, I would urge people to read this book. Very well written.
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Visionary64
5.0 out of 5 stars Should Be Essential Reading For Every Parent.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2024
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A very informative text with well-backed-up facts. If you are bemused by the current gender debates, this will offer some clarity.
The media want to label the author as transphobic, but anyone who reads the book will see that she is very sympathetic to their plight, but extremely critical of the misrepresentation of the issues that we see in the media every day.
The book would have benefitted from a little more editing, as it does ramble a bit, but it still addresses the questions every parent should be asking.
There are several things I disagree with, but overall a fair picture of the issues and how to have a reasoned debate with any activists you may have the misfortune to meet.
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Trevor Flaxman
4.0 out of 5 stars Gender
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2024
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This book by Dr Soh is fascinating and really gives good baseline information about gender is or is not , and about other topics in the world of sexology, written in a gracious and humorous way, and in some cases in frustration about how some people are receiving biological information. Recommended.
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E. Valsamis
5.0 out of 5 stars Long live science
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2024
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This is an utterly fantastic book, not only claiming to be based on research evidence, but providing the raw sources (citations) at each stage. An exemplar of good science that the academic world needs to start refollowing.
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Bobscrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Timely, courageous and valuable.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2020
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If like me, you are curious about the difference between gender and sex; or wonder about statements that there are a thousand genders; or whether transitioning is the right thing for children; or where to stand on JK Rowling and the trans debate; then I urge you to read this book. The author, Dr Debra Soh, is a former academic, turned journalist. Therefore it is rigorously referenced, but is very readable. She has the facts of the matter – and can explain them. Morally courageous and admirably bold – if ever there was a book for this moment in time, it is this one. Please read it.
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Sierra
5.0 out of 5 stars Fair and balanced
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2021
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As an ally, I was sceptical that this was going to just be a TERF book. However, on reading I found this to be a book rooted in science. The author was sympathetic to trans people and their rights - but stated the science as it is, not as the woke left want it to be.

I would recommend this book to anyone who understands free speech needs balance in debate to benefit society.
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KJM
5.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting, if at times confusing book, but worth the read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2020
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I enjoyed reading this book as I wanted to learn a bit more about the modern interpretation of gender, as it seems to have been reinvented to interpret different ideas and understandings way beyond its original use. The book at times is a little confusing ( as is this whole gender debate ! ) but overall it helped me make my own conclusions and I was able to reassure myself that what my brain perceives is usually right.
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Jo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, Informative
Reviewed in Canada on 12 April 2024
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A great book, a fresh take on the way science / academia has been represented lately. I like the information provided on both sides of the spectrum, and how balanced the author is.
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Mario
5.0 out of 5 stars La ciencia por encima de la ideología
Reviewed in Mexico on 7 May 2022
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Este es un libro sencillamente imperdible, indispensable en estos tiempos de corrección política e ideas pseudocientíficas. La dra. Soh explica en forma clara y sin grandes rodeos los hechos en materia de sexualidad que múltiples facciones sociales se empeñan en negar, al punto de haber contaminado ya con su discurso hasta algunas grandes revistas e instituciones de ciencia como Nature.
Lo más valioso del texto es que está escrito desde la perspectiva liberal, contrario a lo que la mayoría podría esperar de un libro que desmiente un montón de errores en nuestro entendimiento de la diversidad sexual.
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Ally
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read about the myths of gender
Reviewed in the United States on 13 August 2021
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Picked this book up because I've been mostly reading posts on users on Tumblr stating their 1000+ genders were 'real.' I wanted to do my research on the issue because there are misinformation on social media. I decided to read the book from Dr. Debra Soh, a sexologist who spent her time researching the topic. The book was concise and easy to read. It's not the most verbiage academia literature I've read, but it's effective in sending the message across to a young audience.

I don't agree with everything that was discussed with Debra Soh. Especially on Chapter 7, I don't agree that women shouldn't behave like men in sex and dating. I think it would be nice to have broader scope on different dynamic in relationships. Especially when women are entering high ranking position, I've noticed a change in power dynamics in relationship where the wife is the bread winner and the husband is a full time 'stay at home dad.' The husband's livelihood is dependent on his wife's income. The couple is still married and they had children together. I would like to see more research that goes out of boundaries of conventional gender norms in relationships where the power dynamic has shifted from the husband to the wife.

Otherwise, the book was worth the read for its insights and clarity.
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Jordi
5.0 out of 5 stars Hacen falta más libros como este
Reviewed in Spain on 17 December 2023
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Tal como están las cosas hoy en día, este libro hace mucha falta.

El discurso y esquema político que se viene planteando socialmente la última década, el lavado de cara chabacano, la censura moderna (cancelación, demonización, deshumanización y rechazo vehemente de ideas y evidencias) en ciencia, arte, periodismo, literatura y otros campos en base a esta idea de "proteger" a las minorías o grupos en riesgo social (que para empezar no hace ningún bien a nadie y más bien produce más daño que beneficio y además las propias estrategias que se plantean dañan a las personas que se tratan de ayudar y puede que incluso a las que les rodean también), por todo ello este libro hace mucha falta.

A idea de hoy hemos generado una idiosincrasia social muy afortunada en una serie de cosas pero que a su vez ha creado otros problemas. A día de hoy el hecho de expresar cosas y el riesgo de las represarías por ofender a alguien a la hora mostrar tus ideas, formas en las que quieres vivir o directamente mostrar cosas canónicas es ridículo. Desgraciadamente estamos creando una cultura en la que incomodar o discutir a ciertos círculos o personas es algo inadmisible y toda la praxis en base a esto se basa en racionalización de emociones o si no directamente en vehemencia.

Hace falta libros como este que se atrevan a decir la evidencia sin sesgos y sin acomodar a la gente para que se sienta en el mundo exterior como si fuera el salón de estar de su casa o cualquier otra idea quimérica o contraproducente.

Felicito a la autora (Debrah Soh) por el coraje y contundencia del libro.
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in Brazil on 5 May 2021
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I highly recommend this book! Extremely necessary nowadays and very well written
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