Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography

289 Pages·2019·12.108 MB·English

by  Rebecca M. Jordan-Young, Katrina Karkazis

TESTOSTERONE

TESTOSTERONE
AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY
Rebecca M. Jordan-Young
Katrina Karkazis
Cambridge, Massachusetts
London, England
2019
Copyright © 2019 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Names: Jordan-Young, Rebecca M., 1963– author. | Karkazis,
Katrina Alicia, 1970– author.
Title: Testosterone : an unauthorized biography / Rebecca
M. Jordan-Young, Katrina Karkazis.
Description: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2019. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019012123 | ISBN 9780674725324 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Testosterone. | Testosterone—Public opinion. |
Masculinity in popular culture.
Classification: LCC QP572.T4 J67 2019 | DDC 612.6/1—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019012123
For SAL, who was always our first reader

CONTENTS
Introduction
T Talk 1
1. Multiple Ts 24
2. Ovulation 35
3. Vio lence 53
4. Power 85
5. Risk- Taking 107
6. Parenting 133
7. Athleticism 159
Conclusion
The Social Molecule 202
Notes 225
Acknowl edgments 259
Index 265

TESTOSTERONE