Reviews for Mathematics as a language, intermediate algebra

The average rating for Mathematics as a language, intermediate algebra based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-04-18 00:00:00 Chris Sperring Lancaster's sort of snarky commentary on the movement to "naturalize" sex, gender, and sexuality was a real treat in my undergraduate anthropology class. For anthropologists, queer theorists, or eggheaded nerdy types with a sense of humor, this book pulls together a lot of aspects of the possible outcomes of studying desire "scientifically".

Review # 2 was written on 2011-09-12 00:00:00 Adam Martinez So maybe it wasn't a book that I picked up on my own from a bookstore. But so what that I had to read it for Anthropological Theory class? I loved it! This book is education, yes; but at the same time, Lancaster's quirky sense of humor makes it much more fun than your average "I-was-assigned-to-read-this-book-so-shoot-me-now" required reading material. I particularly enjoyed the sections dealing with the "science" of homosexuality. Lancaster makes it clear that he does not "believe in" a "gay gene" or a "gay brain", but rather enculturation processes that may make men more "feminine" and women more "masculine" as described by their cultures.