A mind of her own
Subtitle: the evolutionary psychology of women
By: Anne Campbell.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 393
Subjects: Women -- Psychology; Genetic psychology
Description: Theories of evolution portray men as active individuals forging their way forward. The role women get is that of the passive individual riding the coat tails of their male suitors. Is it any wonder feminists are dismissive of such evolutionary approaches? In this new book, Anne Campbell challenges the passive role of women in evolutionary theory, and redresses the current bias within evolutionary writing. Guiding through the basics of evolutionary theory, she proposes that women have forged their own strategic way forward and shape their own destiny.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-381) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 The essential woman: Biophobia and the study of sex differences 1; title: 2 Mothers matter most: Women and parental investment 34; title: 3 High stakes and low risks: Women and aggression 64; title: 4 Who does she think she is? Women and status 101; title: 5 Like a sister: Women and friendship 137; title: 6 But she that filches from me my good name: Women and competition 169; title: 7 In the underworld: Women and crime 208; title: 8 A coincidence of interests: Women and marriage 233; title: 9 Counting the ways: The unique woman 269.