Sexual coercion in primates and humans [[electronic resource] ] : an evolutionary perspective on male aggression against females / / edited by Martin N. Muller, Richard W. Wrangham

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (504 p.)
• Disciplina: 156/.5
• Soggetto topico: Primates - Sexual behavior; Aggressive behavior in animals
• Altri autori: MullerMartin N. <1971-> WranghamRichard W. <1948->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Male aggression and sexual coercion of females in primates / Martin N. Muller, Sonya M. Kahlenberg, and Richard W. Wrangham -- Evolution of sexual coercion with respect to sexual selection and sexual conflict theory / Jana J. Watson-Capps -- Intersexual conflict in primates : infanticide, paternity allocation, and the role of coercion / Parry Clarke, Gauri Pradhan, and Carel van Schaik -- Orangutans : sexual coercion without sexual violence / Cheryl D. Knott -- Male aggression against females in mountain gorillas : courtship or coercion? / Martha M. Robbins -- The causes and consequences of male aggression directed at female chacma baboons / Dawn M. Kitchen ... [et al.] -- Female-directed aggression and social control in spider monkeys / Andres Link, Anthony Di Fiore, and Stephanie N. Spehar -- Male aggression against females and sexual coercion in chimpanzees / Martin N. Muller, Sonya M. Kahlenberg, and Richard W. Wrangham -- Sexual coercion in dolphin consortships : a comparison with chimpanzees / Richard C. Connor and Nicole L. Vollmer -- Male aggression toward females in hamadryas baboons : conditioning, coercion, and control / Larissa Swedell and Amy Schreier -- Coercive violence by human males against their female partners / Margo Wilson and Martin Daly -- The political significance of gender violence / Lars Rodseth and Shannon A. Novak -- Intimate wounds : craniofacial trauma in women and female chimpanzees / Shannon A. Novak and Mallorie A. Hatch -- Human rape : revising evolutionary perspectives / Melissa Emery Thompson -- "Friendship" with males : a female counterstrategy to infanticide in chacma baboons of the Okavango Delta / Ryne Palombit -- The absence of sexual coercion in bonobos / Tommaso Paoli -- Sexual coercion, patriarchal violence, and law / Diane L. Rosenfeld -- Sexual coercion in humans and other primates : the road ahead / Richard W. Wrangham and Martin N. Muller.
• Sommario/riassunto: In only a few species do males strategically employ violence to control female sexuality. Why are females routinely abused in some species, but never in others? And can the study of such unpleasant behavior help us to understand the evolution of men's violence against women? The book presents extensive field research and analysis to evaluate sexual coercion in a range of species - including all of the great apes and humans - and to clarify its role in shaping social relationships among males, among females, and between the sexes.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sexual coercion in primates and humans
• ISBN: 0-674-05434-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817483503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II