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struggle4progress

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3. ... Even a lay reader like myself can see that Wolf's scientific interpretations are shaky.

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Sat Sep 8, 2012, 06:41 AM

Sep 2012

There are leaps of logic in this deeply flawed book, correlation is mistaken for causation, and she relies heavily on anecdotes instead of research. Most troubling, she presents her theories and goes looking for confirmation. Rather than investigating a question, she's trying to prove a point ...
Review: Naomi Wolf, Hanna Rosin tackle women in a new century
Though provocative, Wolf's 'Vagina: A New Biography' takes leaps of logic. Rosin's 'The End of Men — and the Rise of Women' offers thoughtful research.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-naomi-wolf-hanna-rosin-20120909,0,1826972.story

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Naomi Wolf's book Vagina: self-help marketed as feminism [View all] struggle4progress Sep 2012 OP

Say no to Naomi Wolf’s latest hair-tossing hokum struggle4progress Sep 2012 #1

We deserve better than this claptrap struggle4progress Sep 2012 #2

... Even a lay reader like myself can see that Wolf's scientific interpretations are shaky. struggle4progress Sep 2012 #3

Vagina: A New Biography by Naomi Wolf – review struggle4progress Sep 2012 #4

Whoa, lots of articles. Neoma Sep 2012 #5

Why the Uproar Over Naomi Wolf’s Vagina? struggle4progress Sep 2012 #6

Ms Wolf's work has always seemed kind of personal to me. bemildred Sep 2012 #7

I tried to make sure all the reviews I have posted were written by women: struggle4progress Sep 2012 #8

Good job. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #9

Sheer silliness. Women are more than vaginas, but I guess in closeupready Oct 2012 #10

+1000 bodem1955_om Oct 2012 #11