The Woman That Never Evolved - Couverture souple

Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674955412 ISBN 13 : 9780674955417

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 1981

Synopsis

Sarah Blaffer Hardy argues that evolutionary theorists' emphasis on sexual competition among males for access to females overlooks selection pressures on females themselves. She offers an account of what female primates themselves actually do to secure their own reproductive advantage.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Hailed as a ground-breaking synthesis of feminism and evolutionary theory when first published, The Woman That Never Evolved is a bold and refreshing answer to contemporary versions of social Darwinism that shoehorn female nature into narrow stereotypes. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, a leader in modern primatology, argues that evolutionary theorists' emphasis on sexual competition among males for access to females overlooks selection pressures on females themselves. In a vivid account of what female primates themselves actually do to secure their own reproductive advantage, she demolishes myths about sexually passive, "coy" compliant, exclusively nurturing females. Her lucid and compelling account of the great range of behaviors in many species of primates, in many circumstances, expands the concept of female nature to include the full range of selection pressures on females, and reminds us of the true complexity and dynamism of the evolutionary story.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at University of California-Davis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 1981
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674955412
• ISBN 13: 9780674955417
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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