Summary Of Wom An Intimate Geography By Nathalie Angier
Woman: An Intimate Geography, Nathalie Angier tackles everything there is to be discussed about womanhood. This book is not just all about the anatomy of the female human body, but it is also a good source of information about sexuality and how enigmatic and mysterious a woman’s body is. Reading it was enlighten to other points of view a woman is, and how their body has evolved.
But unlike a scientific book, she uses a lot of humor, and includes material from mythology and various periods of history. She always finds interesting anecdotes and relates stories that add to our understanding. Also unlike a purely scientific presentation, she has an undeniable bias in favor of her subject. She shows real enthusiasm for women in general, and women's bodies in particular. Yet even though she's an advocate, she doesn't fall into any of the usual feminist traps such as putting men down or …show more content…
Angier starts with a brief overview of what is currently known about testosterone and aggression, showing that the link is nowhere as clear as popular wisdom would have us believe. She then points out that while the expression of anger through violent behavior is considered acceptable and natural in males, in females it has been recurrently linked with madness. Women, being as naturally prone to aggressive behavior as men, have had to find other socially acceptable outlines for their feelings, namely verbal aggression. The idea that women are “naturally” treacherous, and deceitful, while men take the morally superior path and express their dislike of something or someone upfront. If, and I say if, there is any truth to this at all, there are social causes that are constantly overlooked. I’ve of course dealt with my share of deceitful women in my life, but I’ve also dealt with deceitful men. It seems so absurd to suggest that this behavior is intrinsically tied to gender in my opinion and yet I hear it all the
But unlike a scientific book, she uses a lot of humor, and includes material from mythology and various periods of history. She always finds interesting anecdotes and relates stories that add to our understanding. Also unlike a purely scientific presentation, she has an undeniable bias in favor of her subject. She shows real enthusiasm for women in general, and women's bodies in particular. Yet even though she's an advocate, she doesn't fall into any of the usual feminist traps such as putting men down or …show more content…
Angier starts with a brief overview of what is currently known about testosterone and aggression, showing that the link is nowhere as clear as popular wisdom would have us believe. She then points out that while the expression of anger through violent behavior is considered acceptable and natural in males, in females it has been recurrently linked with madness. Women, being as naturally prone to aggressive behavior as men, have had to find other socially acceptable outlines for their feelings, namely verbal aggression. The idea that women are “naturally” treacherous, and deceitful, while men take the morally superior path and express their dislike of something or someone upfront. If, and I say if, there is any truth to this at all, there are social causes that are constantly overlooked. I’ve of course dealt with my share of deceitful women in my life, but I’ve also dealt with deceitful men. It seems so absurd to suggest that this behavior is intrinsically tied to gender in my opinion and yet I hear it all the