Who's afraid of Charles Darwin? : debating feminism and evolutionary theory / Griet Vandermassen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vandermassen, Griet, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism.

Human evolution.

Human biology.

Sociobiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship between feminism and the biological sciences has always been particularly tense and hostile. Feminists have been inclined not to trust what scientists had to say about the sexes, with science often being pronounced a Owhite, male enterprise.O But why should feminism and the biological sciences remain at odds? And what might be gained from a reconciliation? In Who's Afraid of Charles Darwin? Griet Vandermassen shows that, rather than continuing this enmity, feminism and the biological sciences, and in particular evolutionary psychology, have the potential and the need to become

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword by Margo Wilson; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Science and Its Problems; 2 Feminist Views of Science; 3 The Sexes since Darwin; 4 Biophobia within Feminism; 5 Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology; 6 A Metatheory for Feminism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798765182741

0-7425-4350-1

1-4616-4707-X

OCLC:

854977721