Title:
Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You : Busting Myths about Human Nature.
Author:
Fuentes, Agustín.
ISBN:
9780520951679
Publication Information:
Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (291 pages)
Abstract:
There are three major myths of human nature: humans are divided into biological races; humans are naturally aggressive; men and women are truly different in behavior, desires, and wiring. In an engaging and wide-ranging narrative Agustín Fuentes counters these pervasive and pernicious myths about human behavior. Tackling misconceptions about what race, aggression, and sex really mean for humans, Fuentes incorporates an accessible understanding of culture, genetics, and evolution requiring us to dispose of notions of "nature or nurture." Presenting scientific evidence from diverse fields, inclu.
Electronic Access:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pn993Copies:
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