The Trouble with Nature: Sex in Science and Popular Culture
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Roger N. Lancaster provides the definitive rebuttal of evolutionary just-so stories about men, women, and the nature of desire in this spirited expos of the heterosexual fables that pervade popular culture, from prime-time sitcoms to scientific theories about the so-called gay gene. Lancaster links the recent resurgence of biological explanations for gender norms, sexual desires, and human nature in general with the current pitched battles over sexual...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520236203
ISBN13:9780520236202
Release Date:May 2003
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:455 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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Americas Anthropology Gay & Lesbian Gay & Lesbian Studies Gender Studies Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting History Humanities Mental Health Nonfiction Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Psychology & Counseling Self-Help Sex Social Science Social Sciences Specific DemographicsCustomer Reviews
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Lively, Provocative, and Funny -- It Changed My Mind
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Before I read The Trouble with Nature, I thought there was some evidence for a gay gene. I also thought that gender differences were "hardwired" in our basic biology and had their origins in human evolution. This engaging, myth-busting book shows what's wrong with these (and other) widespread ideas.High Points: I enjoyed the lively analysis of how biology gets (mis)used and (mis)understood in popular culture (TV, newspapers) -- and I especially learned from the section on anthropology, which shows that "human nature" comes in many varieties.
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