Raging Hormones: Do They Rule Our Lives? by Gail Vines - 1993

London: Virago, 1993. 184 pages including the index; slight tanning towards outer edges of pages, otherwise bright and clean. Are PMT and the menopause "hormonal deficiency" diseases? Is testosterone responsible for male aggression? Do hormones determine our sexuality? Is fatness a hormonal issue? In this lively and fascinating book, Gail Vines challenges the notion that biological explanations alone can make sense of our behaviour. Drawing on evidence from both the social and natural sciences, she argues a case for a new synthesis, at the same time questioning the easy promise of a "chemical fix" from the burgeoning pharmacopoeia of hormonal drugs. Inspecting metabolic myths and mysteries, she presents important data that undermines the traditional divide between mind and body, nature and nurture, making this book a critical intervention into one of the most challenging areas of contemporary social and scientific debate.. First. Large Softcover. Near Fine. 7 1/2" x 5". Health.