Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You :: Busting Myths about Human Nature.

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 h...

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1. Verfasser: Fuentes, Agustín
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (291 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520951679
0520951670
1280592907
9781280592904
9786613622730
6613622737