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Out of eden, the surprising consequences of polygamy, David P. Barash

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Out of eden, the surprising consequences of polygamy, David P. Barash

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Out of eden

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

920446837

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David P. Barash

Sub title

the surprising consequences of polygamy

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Polygamy 101 -- Violence -- Sex -- Parenting -- What about monogamy? -- Adultery -- Genius, homosexuality, and God: three hypotheses -- The hare and the tortoise, redux -- Losing illusions -- Afterword -- Index

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