NMMNG arrived today. I read it quickly.

I was expecting to find it trite, but not so much. I like this book but would like to see the studies that back some of the assertions.

Had trouble with Venus and Mars and His needs Her needs as when I researched the backing studies many of the basic premises were based on differences with no standard significance. The sexual differences used to define behavioural differences were statistically insignificant which to my mind invalidates much of the argument. Besides books on comparatives do not show how two individuals placed on a bell shaped curve interact.

NMMNG seemed a little more grounded but I would have liked to see more studies and data to back it rather than just opinion. At least it could apply to both sexes, in the modern world. One of the basic premises that schools are dominated by women and that is one of the current source of the problem is slightly off kilter as stats show that there are more male teachers in the last 20 years than ever before. And as for single parent families headed by women that does not hold either as in Europe after the First World War the portion was greater.

Was not keen on the overbearing mother syndrome either and there is a lot of material there which needs referencing to studies, which already exist.

But it is well written and easy to understand. Not as good as DR and DB though!

I am happy to be shot down in flames......

V

Last edited by Vanilla; 02/28/15 11:52 PM.
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