6 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
American journalist — Wall Street Journal contributor — author of Irreversible Damage and Bad Therapy — who argues that social contagion and therapy culture are harming adolescents, particularly girls.
Abigail Shrier's 2020 argument — that the sharp increase in teenage girls identifying as transgender is a social contagion pattern enabled by social media and peer influence, and that medical transition in adolescents is being performed without adequate caution.
Hungarian chess grandmaster — the strongest female chess player in history — who defeated 11 world champions including Kasparov, Karpov, and Anand — and whose father László Polgár's educational experiment (intensive early chess training of all three daughters) became famous as evidence for deliberate practice theory.
American social psychologist whose research on ego depletion (self-control as a depleting resource), free will, and gender differences has been highly influential — and whose Is There Anything Good About Men? makes an empirically grounded evolutionary case for understanding male social behavior.
Deborah Blum's 1997 examination of the biology of sex and gender — exploring evolutionary, neurological, and hormonal explanations for gender differences — an accessible science journalism account of sex biology.
Shakespeare's 1601 comedy following Viola, who disguises herself as Cesario after a shipwreck, is sent to woo Olivia for Duke Orsino, with whom Viola falls in love, while Olivia falls in love with Cesario/Viola — exploring desire, disguise, identity, and the arbitrary nature of love.