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

• Autore: Benenson Joyce F
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.3/3
• Soggetto topico: Sex differences (Psychology); Sex differences
• Classificazione: PSY031000
• Altri autori: MarkovitsHenry
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Warriors and worriers
• ISBN: 0-19-997225-7; 0-19-997224-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790711603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II