Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior - Hardcover

Gray, Peter B.; Garcia, Justin R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674072731 ISBN 13: 9780674072732

Verlag: Harvard University Press, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Few things come more naturally to us than sex--or so it would seem. Yet to a chimpanzee, the sexual practices and customs we take for granted would appear odd indeed. He or she might wonder why we bother with inconveniences like clothes, why we prefer to make love on a bed, and why we fuss so needlessly over privacy. Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior invites us into the thought-experiment of imagining human sex from the vantage point of our primate cousins, in order to underscore the role of evolution in shaping all that happens, biologically and behaviorally, when romantic passions are aroused. Peter Gray and Justin Garcia provide an interdisciplinary synthesis that draws on the latest discoveries in evolutionary theory, genetics, neuroscience, comparative primate research, and cross-cultural sexuality studies. They are our guides through an exploration of the patterns and variations that exist in human sexuality, in chapters covering topics ranging from the evolution of sex differences and reproductive physiology to the origins of sexual play, monogamous unions, and the facts and fictions surrounding orgasm. Intended for generally curious readers of all stripes, this up-to-date, one-volume survey of the evolutionary science of human sexual behavior explains why sexuality has remained a core fascination of human beings throughout time and across cultures.

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Peter B. Gray is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Justin R. Garcia is CTRD Research Fellow at The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0674072731
• ISBN 13: 9780674072732
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar