Isbn: 9780972301305 - the puzzle: exploring the evolutionary puzzle of male homosexuality (8 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. New hardcover in a new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. 8vo. (6.5 x 2 x 9.25 inches) Includes appendices [3], references, indexes, tables, and figures. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. Here is a fresh and readable solution to a major Darwinian puzzle. Homosexual acts do not lead to reproduction, which to Darwin was the major shaper of a species, yet male homosexuals appear in virtually every society--ancient, traditional and modern. The Puzzle describes homosexual life as it exists in the U.S. and in a number of other cultures, drawing upon field work, surveys, clinical work, and the writings of gay men themselves. The author's by-product theory is backed by evidence from anthropology, laboratory biology, and experimental psychology. In an Epilogue, the author discusses some practical issues, social and psychological, related to homosexuality. The primary focus of THE PUZZLE is on a scholarly, theoretical question. Why does the author move into topics that are so sensitive and controversial, and consider positions that challenge the conventional wisdom of our times? Because it is this author's belief that knowledge matters, and that a good society is one in which public policy is guided by reliable knowledge. …

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