Male, female : the evolution of human sex differences /

Male, female : the evolution of human sex differences /

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Author / Creator:Geary, David C.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©1998.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 397 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Sex differences.
Human evolution.
Human evolution.
Sex differences.
Sex Characteristics.
Sexual Behavior.
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena.
Biological Phenomena.
Behavior.
Genetic Phenomena.
Persons.
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena.
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
Named Groups.
Phenomena and Processes.
Psychiatry and Psychology.
Biological Evolution.
Sexual Partners.
Electronic Books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11321430
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Other authors / contributors:American Psychological Association.
ISBN:1557985278
9781557985279
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-385) and index.
English.
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection.
Print version record.
Summary:Examines many of the differences in the social behaviors of men and women, questioning whether they are largely the result of culturally transmitted roles and pressures. The author believes that the notion of "gender roles" cannot adequately explain the differences between the sexes and argues that Darwin's theory of sexual selection is the best vehicle for studying how men and women pursue survival through reproduction. /// This book begins with discussions of how sexual selection operates in animal species through male-male competition and female mate choice. The author then shows how these and related principles operate in primates and how they apparently operated in our hominid ancestors. At the heart of the book is an extended examination of how sexual selection has influenced human behavior over the centuries and across cultures. Some of the topics covered include: the preferred attributes of mates and investment in parenting; the evolution and development of the human mind; the sex differences between brain and cognition; the differences in play patterns and social interactions of boys and girls; and the sex differences of men and women in contemporary Western culture. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:Male, female (print)

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