Sex Differences
Developmental and Evolutionary Strategies
Seiten
2000
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-487460-2 (ISBN)
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-487460-2 (ISBN)
Covers the evolution of sex and sex differences, and sex differences and sexual strategies in non-human and human animals. This book addresses issues of sex and gender in interpersonal relationships, organizations and politics. It examines sexual differences from a multi-level comparative approach and covers literature through 1998 and into 1999.
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.
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.
Linda Mealey is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota and Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Australia. She received her Ph.D. degree in psychology, in 1984, from the University of Texas, Austin. She has written several book chapters, 20 journal articles and numerous book reviews and articles for reference works.
TheoryIntroduction.Sexual Differentiation.Evolution of Sex and Sex Differences.Sex as a Life-History Strategy.Nonhuman SystemsMale Strategies and Tactics.Female Strategies and Tactics.Mating Systems.Human SystemsThe Human Animal.Women's Strategies and Tactics.Men's Strategies and Tactics.Courtship, Mating, Marriage, and Parenting.Sexual Politics.References
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.4.2000 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | San Diego |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 191 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 970 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-12-487460-6 / 0124874606 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-487460-2 / 9780124874602 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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