Out of eden
Subtitle: the surprising consequences of polygamy
By: David P. Barash
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780190275501
Subjects: Human behavior; Sexuality; Marriage; Polygamy; History; Sex
Description: Esteemed writer and evolutionary biologist David P. Barash tackles this uncomfortable finding: that humans are actually biologically and anthropologically inclined toward polygamy. Drawing on decades of research, Barash presents a remarkable array of scientific evidence from evolutionary biology and cross-cultural studies that guide the reader through the hidden impacts of polygamy on such crucial behavior as violence, parenting, sexual preferences, adultery and efforts at monogamy itself, along with mind-bending speculation about the possible role of our polygamous predisposition when it comes to human genius, homosexuality and even monotheism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Polygamy 101; title: Violence; title: Sex; title: Parenting; title: What about monogamy?; title: Adultery; title: Genius, homosexuality, and God : three hypotheses; title: The hare and the tortoise, redux; title: Losing illusions; title: Afterword; title: Index.