Barash, David P., <br/><br/>
Out of eden :  the surprising consequences of polygamy / 
David P. Barash. 
 - First edition. 
 - 230 pages ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0190275502 9780190275501 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Polygamy--History.<br/>Human behavior.<br/>Human behavior.<br/>Polygamy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN480.33  / .B37 2016 GN480.33  / .B37 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.84/23 306.8