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Woman is a fascinating, fact-filled guide that covers everything from organs to orgasms, hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language, bestselling author Natalie Angier cuts through the still-prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. With a witty and assured narrative, and a reader-friendly dose of science, Woman is an essential and engaging resource for all time.
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This paper is on heterosexuals' use of words such as "fag" and "queer" to refer to one another in an insulting manner. This behavior perpetuates heterosexism and the stigmatization of gays. Two hundred and fifty-seven university students (73% Euro-American) served as participants. Males exhibited more anti-gay prejudice and anti-gay behavior than females. Heterosexual males frequently used words such as "fag" and "queer" to put one another down. Anti-homosexual prejudice was predictive of anti-gay behavior. However, approximately half of those who engaged in the behavior were not strongly anti-homosexual. For these individuals, the behavior may win approval from their social group. Awareness campaigns and peer reminders that the derisive use of "fag" and "queer" harms homosexuals may be effective in changing this group. It is more difficult to reduce this behavior in individuals with strong anti-homosexual attitudes. The role of individuals and educational and work organizations in bringing about change is discussed.
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The ways parents divide their roles after their first child is born is a particularly complex arena. The success of negotiations within this close personal relationship may be central to the future of the new family. Women and their partners were surveyed in late pregnancy and 6 months after the birth. Their attitudes to role division remained largely non-traditional after the birth, even though most of them had incorporated some traditional elements into their behaviour. Emotional support received from their partners was important to women's satisfaction with role division, which had fallen only slightly after the birth. Eight of the women were interviewed in depth to explore why it might be that satisfaction with role division tended to remain high after the birth, despite the division usually not being what they had hoped for. Contributory factors may include changes in emphasis in the division of breadwinning and the maintenance of overall responsibility for traditional role areas despite sharing of tasks.