Refining Russia: Advice Literature, Polite Culture, and Gender from Catherine to Yeltsin. By Catriona  Kelly. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Pp. xliv+438. $85.00.

2003 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 1007-1009
Author(s):  
Julie Hessler
2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1026-1027
Author(s):  
Jeannette McGlone

Hines finds it impossible to make distinctions between the terms “sex” and “gender,” hence their refreshing, non-political interchangeability in her new book. After examining hormonal and brain-based data, Hines concludes that science cannot yet inform us which differences are determined biologically, socially, and/or both.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document