Why Sex Matters : A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior - Revised Edition / Bobbi S. Low.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Low, Bobbi S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human evolution.

Sociobiology.

Sex role.

Nature and nurture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

Revised

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do women typically have fewer sexual partners? In Why Sex Matters, Bobbi Low ranges from ancient Rome to modern America, from the Amazon to the Arctic, and from single-celled organisms to international politics, to show that these and many other questions about human behavior largely come down to evolution and sex. More precisely, as she shows in this uniquely comprehensive and accessible survey of behavioral and evolutionary ecology, they come down to the basic principle that all organisms evolved to maximize their reproductive success and seek resources to do so, but that sometimes cooperation and collaboration are the most effective ways to succeed.This newly revised edition has been thoroughly updated to include the latest research and reflect exciting changes in the field, including how our evolutionary past continues to affect our ecological present.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Racing the Red Queen

3. The Ecology of Sex Differences

4. Sex, Status, and Reproduction among the Apes

5. Sex, Resources, Appearance, and Mate Choice

6. Sex, Resources, and Human Lifetimes

7. Sex and Resource Ecology in Traditional Cultures

8. Sex, Resources, and Fertility In Transition

9. Nice Guys Can Win-In Social Species, Anyway

10. Conflicts, Culture, and Natural Selection

11. Sex and Complex Coalitions

12. Politics and Reproductive Competition

13. Sex, Resources, and Early Warfare

14. Societal Complexity and the Ecology of War

15. Wealth, Fertility, and the Environment in Future Tense

Notes

Glossary

References

Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400852352

1400852358

OCLC:

898421835