The tending instinct: how nurturing is essential for who we are and how we live

Taylor examines stress, relationships, and human society through the special lens of women's biology. She draws on genetics, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to show how this tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception and literally crafts the biology of of...

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Main Author: Taylor, Shelley E. 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Times Books 2002
Edition:1. ed.
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Summary:Taylor examines stress, relationships, and human society through the special lens of women's biology. She draws on genetics, evolutionary psychology, physiology, and neuroscience to show how this tending process begins virtually at the moment of conception and literally crafts the biology of offspring through genes that rely on caregiving for their expression. Taylor also examines what drives women to seek each other's company, and to tend to the young and the infirm -- acts that greatly benefit the group but often at great cost to the individual.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-280) and index
Physical Description:VII, 290 S. 24 cm
ISBN:0805068376

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