Mental Abilities of Men and Women in the Aspect of the Theory of Sociobiological Essentialism

Authors

  • T. A. Kuptsova Dnipropetrovs'k National University of Railway Transport named after academician V. Lazaryan, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15802/ampr2012/7825

Keywords:

gender, gender stereotype, essentialism, androcentrism, mental abilities

Abstract

Some theories of sociobiological essentialism concerning mental abilities of men and women, the ways of overcoming gender essentialism in education are considered in the article.

Author Biography

T. A. Kuptsova, Dnipropetrovs'k National University of Railway Transport named after academician V. Lazaryan

Senior Lecturer

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Published

2012-06-08

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Kuptsova, T. A. (2012). Mental Abilities of Men and Women in the Aspect of the Theory of Sociobiological Essentialism. Anthropological Measurements of Philosophical Research, (1), 63–67. https://doi.org/10.15802/ampr2012/7825

Issue

No. 1 (2012)

Section

SOCIAL ASPECT OF HUMAN BEING

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