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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790711603321

Autore

Benenson Joyce F

Titolo

Warriors and worriers : the survival of the sexes / / Joyce F. Benenson with Henry Markovits

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-997225-7

0-19-997224-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Classificazione

PSY031000

Altri autori (Persone)

MarkovitsHenry

Disciplina

155.3/3

Soggetti

Sex differences (Psychology)

Sex differences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; WARRIORS AND WORRIERS; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE Introduction: What Is the Difference between a Boy and a Girl?; PART I Warriors; CHAPTER TWO Enemy Fighting: A Man's Basic Instinct; CHAPTER THREE Male Friends: Recruiting a Fighting Force; CHAPTER FOUR Organizing the Military: Groups of Egalitarian Men; PART II Worriers; CHAPTER FIVE Protecting Herself: A Woman's Basic Instinct; CHAPTER SIX Female Friends: Smile-Then Eliminate the Competition; CHAPTER SEVEN Organizing Her Family: The Vulnerable and the Assistants; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The question of exactly what sex differences exist and whether they have a biological foundation has been one of our culture's favorite enduring discussions. It should. After a baby is born, a parent's first concern is for its physical health. The next concern is its sex. Only in the most modern societies does sex not virtually guarantee the type of future life a new human being will have. Even in modern societies, one's sex usually plays a large role in the path a life follows. Scientists have published thousands of papers on the subject, with the general conclusion being that men and women a