How women got their curves and other just-so stories : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
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Barash David P
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| Titolo: |
How women got their curves and other just-so stories : evolutionary enigmas / / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.4 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women - Evolution |
| Altri autori: |
LiptonJudith Eve
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-206) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | On scientific mysteries and just-so stories -- Why menstruate? -- Invisible ovulation -- Breasts and other curves -- The enigmatic orgasm -- The menopause mystery -- Epilogue: The lure of the Limpopo. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | So how did women get their curves? Why do they have breasts, while other mammals only develop breast tissue while lactating, and why do women menstruate, when virtually no other beings do so? What are the reasons for female orgasm? Why are human females kept in the dark about their own time of ovulation and maximum fertility, and why are they the only animals to experience menopause?David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton, coauthors of acclaimed books on human sexuality and gender, discuss the theories scientists have advanced to explain these evolutionary enigmas (sometimes called "Just-So stories" by their detractors) and present hypotheses of their own. Some scientific theories are based on legitimate empirical data, while others are pure speculation. Barash and Lipton distinguish between what is solid and what remains uncertain, skillfully incorporating their expert knowledge of biology, psychology, animal behavior, anthropology, and human sexuality into their entertaining critiques. Inviting readers to examine the evidence and draw their own conclusions, Barash and Lipton tell an evolutionary suspense story that captures the excitement and thrill of true scientific detection. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | How women got their curves and other just-so stories |
| ISBN: | 1-282-79646-1 |
| 9786612796463 | |
| 0-231-51839-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827466603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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