The Woman That Never Evolved With a New Preface and Bibliographical Updates, Revised Edition |
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| Author:
| Hrdy, Sarah Blaffer |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-95539-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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Hrdy argues that evolutionary theorists' emphasis on sexual competition among males for access to females overlooks selection pressures on females themselves. In this account of what female primates themselves do to secure their own reproductive advantage, she demolishes myths about sexually passive, "coy," compliant, exclusively nurturing females.
Hrdy argues that evolutionary theorists' emphasis on sexual competition among males for access to females overlooks selection pressures on females themselves. In this account of what female primates themselves do to secure their own reproductive advantage, she demolishes myths about sexually passive, "coy," compliant, exclusively nurturing females.