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

By: 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: DDC classification:
  • 306.84/23 23
  • 306.8 23
LOC classification:
  • 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks GN480.33 .B37 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001386068

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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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