Edited by Mary V. Seeman. 402 pp. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1995. $52. ISBN 0-88048-564-7.
Sigmund Freud reminded us that nursemaids had always known aboutthe sexuality of children. Similarly, all of us have alwaysknown that the differences between the sexes go far beyond thefascinating yet superficial difference in the appearance ofthe external genitalia. Every mother or father who watches childrenon a playground (at least in our culture) will notice that theyoung girls are more likely to stand together talking or negotiating;the young boys are more likely to be running around, pushingeach other. There are easily observable early differences inbehavior, activity, style of interactions, patterns of play,. . . [Full Text of this Article]
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