Why Sex Matters: A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior (repost)
Why Sex Matters: A Darwinian Look at Human Behavior by Bobbi S. Low
English | ISBN: 0691028958 | 1999 | PDF | 431 pages | 1,8 mb
English | ISBN: 0691028958 | 1999 | PDF | 431 pages | 1,8 mb
Why are men, like other primate males, usually the aggressors and risk takers? Why do women typically have fewer sexual partners? Why is killing infants routine in some cultures, but forbidden in others? Why is incest everywhere taboo? Bobbi Low ranges from ancient Rome to modern America, from the Amazon to the Arctic, and from single-celled organisms to international politics to show that these and many other questions about human behavior largely come down to evolution and sex.
More precisely, as she shows in this uniquely comprehensive and accessible survey of behavioral and evolutionary ecology, they come down to the basic principle that all organisms evolved to maximize their reproductive success and seek resources to do so.