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Sexual selections : what we can and can't learn about sex from animals

By Marlene , Zuk

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9780520240759, 0520240758, 9780520937673, 0520937678, 9780585466262, 0585466262, 9781597348942, 1597348945
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
496 kB (507703 bytes)
Pages
239\127
Time added
2016-04-05 23:00:00

Description

Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. We now know that male marmosets help take care of their offspring. Is this heartening news for today's stay-at-home dads? Recent studies show that many female birds once thought to be monogamous actually have chicks that are fathered outside the primary breeding pair. Abstract: Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. This book exposes the anthropomorphism and gender politics that have colored our understanding of the natural world and shows how feminism can help move us away from our ideological biases. Read more...

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