Out of eden : the surprising consequences of polygamy / David P. Barash.

By:

Barash, David P

Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 230 pages ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0190275502
9780190275501

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

306.84/23 23
306.8 23

LOC classification:

GN480.33 .B37 2016
GN480.33 .B37 2016

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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.