Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520260120 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 474 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A fascinating discussion about diversity in gender and sexuality in the living world.”
This is a witty, playful, and daring book that has revolutionized our understanding of sexuality.. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science—and even Darwin himself. Roughgarden reconstructs primary science in light of feminist, gay, and transgender criticism and redefines our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality. Evolution's Rainbow explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each
Five Stars R. J. Karger Great book. Thank you!. Darren A. Saunders said Evolution's Rainbow required reading for students I feel. No matter what one may think about Roughgarden's hypotheses (though these are to my mind often inspired) Evolution's Rainbow was a great read if only for the sheer quantity of information it encapsulates. One comes away from this book with a profoundly altered idea of what constitutes "natural" . A Curious but Exhilarating Romp through Evolutionary Biology Herbert Gintis This is an exhilarating and yet strange book, written by a passionate and highly talented scientist. The book is exhilarating because it weaves personal experience and academic research into a highly politicized plea for tolerance of, indeed affection for, diversity of sexual expression. The boo