Sex differences : development and evolutionary strategies / Linda Mealey.
"Sex Differences serves as an advanced text for courses in evolutionary and human biology, psychology, and sexuality and gender studies. It also serves as a reference source for academic professionals in these disciplines. The book covers the evolution of sex and sex differences, and sex differ...
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| Language: | English |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[2000]
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| Summary: | "Sex Differences serves as an advanced text for courses in evolutionary and human biology, psychology, and sexuality and gender studies. It also serves as a reference source for academic professionals in these disciplines. The book covers the evolution of sex and sex differences, and sex differences and sexual strategies in non-human and human animals. The final chapter addresses issues of sex and gender in interpersonal relationships, organizations and politics. Diagrams, graphs, charts, and tables illustrate key concepts; cartoons and photos provide visual breaks and an element of humor.Key Features* Examines sexual differences from a multi-level comparative approach* Contains a thorough coverage of literature through 1998 and into 1999* Illustrates pages with a generous use of cartoons, photos, figures, and diagrams* Invites bonus learning with special interest boxes interspersed throughout text* Presents a critical analysis* Includes a combination of feminist and evolutionary thinking"--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 480 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-462) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0124874606 9780124874602 |