OK ladies, do we really want to know what's going on inside his head? Although we might have a pretty good idea of what we think are motivating factors in the minds of our menfolk, young and old, the cat is apparently, officially out of the bag for outlining the bigger picture!
For the founder of the first clinic in the US to study gender differences in brain, behavior and hormones has turned her attention to the male of the species, showing in greater detail throughout life's many phases, the 'male reality' is fundamentally (as we well know) a whole lot different from his female counterpart and/or companion.
Co-sponsored by Buckelew Programs (based in Marin County and outreaching up here in Sonoma County), Book Passage in Corte Madera hosts best selling author Dr Louann Brizendine this June 18th, 2010 as she introduces her newly published companion to the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller "The Female Brain".
Could well be enlightening summer reading at its best! Reported to have been impeccably researched at the cutting edge of scientific knowledge in male psychology and neurology"The Male Brain"is introduced as a lean, mean, problem-solving machine. According to Brizendine, when faced with a personal problem, a man will use his analytical brain structures instead of his emotional ones to find a solution. Although he thrives under competition, instinctively plays rough and is obsessed with rank and heirarchy, many typical stereotypes are said to be overturned in this study.
What interests me in these candid findings are what we as a society will do with such scientific awareness of the mechanisms of the male brain. As a mother of three sons (and spouse of a Latin male - aka The Italian Husband) are we now as women to nod our heads knowingly when the testosterone wrestling session erupts and feel more empowered by our thorough understanding of why boys (and men) keep on doing the things that they do?
In situations where young (and older) men are struggling with mental health issues and other extreme pressures, a more complete understanding of the male brain will undoubtedly be of immeasurable value.
Yet what does all this revelatory information bring to the mom with a disruptive teen, schools dealing with aggression amongst students, men trying to figure out why they act the way they do in specific situations?
Are we becoming a superior race in comparison with our predecessors? Can we take this new understanding and build a stronger understanding between the sexes? Or will we continue to stumble along, occasionally tripping blithely into an old pitfall of stereotypical behavior? Read the book and then decide. Theoretic sharing of this wealth of new knowledge could well improve our parenting, save relationships and marriages. Hard wired a certain way, however, understanding and acceptance of one another's ways does not mean that we have to agree! Some things will never change!
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