Women in Human Evolution

Women in Human Evolution
Title Women in Human Evolution PDF eBook
Author Lori D. Hager
Publisher Psychology Press
Pages 242
Release 1997
Genre History
ISBN 9780415108331

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Of interest to all who work in the fields of anthropology, paleontology, anthropology and human biology, this book is the first to examine the role of women in the study of human evolution.

The Woman that Never Evolved

The Woman that Never Evolved
Title The Woman that Never Evolved PDF eBook
Author Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Publisher
Pages 274
Release 1981
Genre History
ISBN 9780674955400

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The author dispels some of the myths about the nature of females and female sexuality, and suggests new hypotheses aboutthe evolution of women.

Sex, Time, and Power

Sex, Time, and Power
Title Sex, Time, and Power PDF eBook
Author Leonard Shlain
Publisher Penguin
Pages 465
Release 2004-08-03
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1101200391

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As in the bestselling The Alphabet Versus the Goddess, Leonard Shlain’s provocative new book promises to change the way readers view themselves and where they came from. Sex, Time, and Power offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? The key, according to Shlain, is female sexuality. Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, he shows how, long ago, the narrowness of the newly bipedal human female’s pelvis and the increasing size of infants’ heads precipitated a crisis for the species. Natural selection allowed for the adaptation of the human female to this environmental stress by reconfiguring her hormonal cycles, entraining them with the periodicity of the moon. The results, however, did much more than ensure our existence; they imbued women with the concept of time, and gave them control over sex—a power that males sought to reclaim. And the possibility of achieving immortality through heirs drove men to construct patriarchal cultures that went on to dominate so much of human history. From the nature of courtship to the evolution of language, Shlain’s brilliant and wide-ranging exploration stimulates new thinking about very old matters.

Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy

Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy
Title Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy PDF eBook
Author Melvin Konner
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 293
Release 2015-03-09
Genre Science
ISBN 039324654X

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“A sparkling, thought-provoking account of sexual differences. Whether you’re a man or a woman, you’ll find his conclusions gripping.”—Jared Diamond There is a human genetic fluke that is surprisingly common, due to a change in a key pair of chromosomes. In the normal condition the two look the same, but in this disorder one is malformed and shrunken beyond recognition. The result is a shortened life span, higher mortality at all ages, an inability to reproduce, premature hair loss, and brain defects variously resulting in attention deficit, hyperactivity, conduct disorder, hypersexuality, and an enormous excess of both outward and self-directed aggression. It is called maleness. Melvin Konner traces the arc of evolution to explain the relationships between women and men. With patience and wit he explores the knotty question of whether men are necessary in the biological destiny of the human race. He draws on multiple, colorful examples from the natural world—such as the mating habits of the octopus, black widow, angler fish, and jacana—and argues that maleness in humans is hardly necessary to the survival of the species. In characteristically humorous and engaging prose, Konner sheds light on our biologically different identities, while noting the poignant exceptions that challenge the male/female divide. We meet hunter-gatherers such as those in Botswana, whose culture gave women a prominent place, invented the working mother, and respected women’s voices around the fire. Recent human history has upset this balance, as a dense world of war fostered extreme male dominance. But our species has been recovering over the past two centuries, and an unstoppable move toward equality is afoot. It will not be the end of men, but it will be the end of male supremacy and a better, wiser world for women and men alike.

How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-so Stories

How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-so Stories
Title How Women Got Their Curves and Other Just-so Stories PDF eBook
Author David P. Barash
Publisher Columbia University Press
Pages 230
Release 2009
Genre Psychology
ISBN 9780231146647

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Barash and Lipton discuss the theories scientists have advanced to explain evolutionary enigmas--from how women get their curves to why women menstruate--and present hypotheses of their own.

Male, Female

Male, Female
Title Male, Female PDF eBook
Author David C. Geary
Publisher Amer Psychological Assn
Pages 397
Release 1998-01-01
Genre Science
ISBN 9781557985279

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Geary (psychology and anthropology, U. of Missouri-Columbia) thinks culturally constructed gender roles alone cannot account for the differences in the social behavior of men and women. He turns to Darwin's theory of sexual selection as the best avenue for understanding. His main focus is how th etwo elements of competition between males and of females selecting mates has influenced human behavior over the centuries and across cultures.

Woman the Gatherer

Woman the Gatherer
Title Woman the Gatherer PDF eBook
Author Frances Dahlberg
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 268
Release 1981-01-01
Genre Social Science
ISBN 9780300029895

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Essays discuss chimpanzees as an evolutionary model, modern examples of hunter-gatherer tribes, women's and men's roles in prehistoric times, and primitive human adaptations