Women in Human Evolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Women in Human Evolution write by Lori D. Hager. This book was released on 1997. Women in Human Evolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Of interest to all who work in the fields of anthropology, paleontology, anthropology and human biology, this book is the first to examine the role of women in the study of human evolution.
Women In Human Evolution
Women In Human Evolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Women In Human Evolution write by Lori Hager. This book was released on 2005-08-18. Women In Human Evolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume, the first of it's kind, examines the role of women paleontologists and archaeologists in a field traditionally dominated by men. Women researchers in this field, have questioned many of the assumptions and developmental scenarios advanced by male scientists. As a result of such efforts, women have forged a more central role in models of human development and have radically altered the way in which human evolution is perceived. This history of the feminist critique of science, is of profound significance and will be of interest to all those who work in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, and human biology.
The Woman that Never Evolved
The Woman that Never Evolved - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Woman that Never Evolved write by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. This book was released on 1981. The Woman that Never Evolved available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The author dispels some of the myths about the nature of females and female sexuality, and suggests new hypotheses aboutthe evolution of women.
Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy
Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy write by Melvin Konner. This book was released on 2015-03-09. Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A sparkling, thought-provoking account of sexual differences. Whether you’re a man or a woman, you’ll find his conclusions gripping.”—Jared Diamond There is a human genetic fluke that is surprisingly common, due to a change in a key pair of chromosomes. In the normal condition the two look the same, but in this disorder one is malformed and shrunken beyond recognition. The result is a shortened life span, higher mortality at all ages, an inability to reproduce, premature hair loss, and brain defects variously resulting in attention deficit, hyperactivity, conduct disorder, hypersexuality, and an enormous excess of both outward and self-directed aggression. It is called maleness. Melvin Konner traces the arc of evolution to explain the relationships between women and men. With patience and wit he explores the knotty question of whether men are necessary in the biological destiny of the human race. He draws on multiple, colorful examples from the natural world—such as the mating habits of the octopus, black widow, angler fish, and jacana—and argues that maleness in humans is hardly necessary to the survival of the species. In characteristically humorous and engaging prose, Konner sheds light on our biologically different identities, while noting the poignant exceptions that challenge the male/female divide. We meet hunter-gatherers such as those in Botswana, whose culture gave women a prominent place, invented the working mother, and respected women’s voices around the fire. Recent human history has upset this balance, as a dense world of war fostered extreme male dominance. But our species has been recovering over the past two centuries, and an unstoppable move toward equality is afoot. It will not be the end of men, but it will be the end of male supremacy and a better, wiser world for women and men alike.
Sex, Time, and Power
Sex, Time, and Power - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sex, Time, and Power write by Leonard Shlain. This book was released on 2004-08-03. Sex, Time, and Power available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As in the bestselling The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, Leonard Shlain’s provocative new book promises to change the way readers view themselves and where they came from. Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, he shows how, long ago, the narrowness of the newly bipedal human female’s pelvis and the increasing size of infants’ heads precipitated a crisis for the species. Natural selection allowed for the adaptation of the human female to this environmental stress by reconfiguring her hormonal cycles, entraining them with the periodicity of the moon. The results, however, did much more than ensure our existence; they imbued women with the concept of time, and gave them control over sex—a power that males sought to reclaim. And the possibility of achieving immortality through heirs drove men to construct patriarchal cultures that went on to dominate so much of human history. From the nature of courtship to the evolution of language, Shlain’s brilliant and wide-ranging exploration stimulates new thinking about very old matters.
