Monogamy for Beginners - Undermining the Myth: Males - Undermining the Myth: Females - Why Does Monogamy Occur At All? - What Are Human Beings Naturally
DAVID P. BARASH is professor of psychology at the University of Washington, Seattle.
"The "Myth of Monogamy" provides a fascinating tour of human mating
strategies, from monogamy to sexual treachery, from exclusivity to
polygamy. Barash and Lipton brilliantly locate human mating within
the broader spectrum of mating strategies pursued by other species.
The book is gripping from start to finish, solid in its science,
and literary in its flair. It's one of the best books written about
why humans covet, why commandments are broken, and why men and
women get into deep conflicts over mating."
-- David M. Buss, Ph.D., author of "The Evolution of Desire:
Strategies of Human Mating" and "The Dangerous Passion: Why
Jealousy is as Necessary as Love and Sex."
"I read this book cover to cover - like a novel - not wanting to
put it down, not wanting to miss even one deliciously naughty
insect or bird figuring out how to "have it all." The authors have
written a smart, intriguing, witty, nonsexist, provocative yet
careful book about the realities of both male and female animal,
and perhaps human, "infidelity." I have to say I felt a little
proud of that devious lady bird who got her mate to sit on the eggs
while she wnet behind his back (just as he had gone behind hers!).
Nature's morality is different from our own -- and Barash and
Lipton are cautious about their extrapolations to humans ... still,
it is fascinating to see how reproductive fitness may be the
ultimate cause of all those steamy soap operas and country western
lyrics."
--Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., author of "Everything You Know About Love
and Sex is Wrong"
"The revelation that social pair-bonds do not necessarily imply
exclusive mating relationships has spurred a revolution in how
scientists think about mating systems. This book explores when and
why social and sexual monogamy often do not coincide."
--Paul W. Sherman, Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell
University
"The "Myth of Monogamy provides a fascinating tour of human mating
strategies, from monogamy to sexual treachery, from exclusivity to
polygamy. Barash and Lipton brilliantly locate human mating within
the broader spectrum of mating strategies pursued by other species.
The book is gripping from start to finish, solid in its science,
and literary in its flair. It's one of the best books written about
why humans covet, why commandments are broken, and why men and
women get into deep conflicts over mating."
-- David M. Buss, Ph.D., author of "The Evolution of Desire:
Strategies of Human Mating and "The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy
is as Necessary as Love and Sex.
"I read this book cover to cover - like a novel - not wanting to
put it down, not wanting to miss even one deliciously naughty
insect or bird figuring out how to "have it all." The authors have
written a smart, intriguing, witty, nonsexist, provocative yet
careful book about the realities of both male and female animal,
and perhaps human, "infidelity." I have to say I felt a little
proud of that devious lady bird who got her mate to sit on the eggs
while she wnet behind his back (just as he had gone behind hers!).
Nature's morality is different from our own -- and Barash and
Lipton are cautious about their extrapolations to humans ... still,
it is fascinating to see how reproductive fitness may be the
ultimate cause of all those steamy soap operas and country western
lyrics."
--Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D., author of "Everything You Know About Love
and Sex is Wrong
"The revelation that social pair-bonds do not necessarily imply
exclusive mating relationships has spurred a revolution in how
scientists think about matingsystems. This book explores when and
why social and sexual monogamy often do not coincide."
--Paul W. Sherman, Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell
University
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