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Race, monogamy, and other lies they told you : busting myths about human nature

Title
Race, monogamy, and other lies they told you : busting myths about human nature / Agustín Fuentes.
Author
Fuentes, Agustin
Publication
  • Berkeley : University of California Press, [2012]
  • ©2012

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Description
xvi, 274 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Summary
Uses scientific evidence from diverse fields to counter three pervasive myths about human behavior--that people are divided into biological races, humans are naturally aggressive, and men and women drastically differ in behavior.
Subject
  • Behavior evolution
  • Human behavior
  • Human evolution
  • Social evolution
  • Physical anthropology
  • Behavior
  • Cultural Evolution
  • Anthropology, Physical
  • human behavior
  • physical anthropology
  • Verhaltensforschung
  • Humanbiologie
  • Anthropologie
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-264) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Myth-busting tool kit -- Myths about human nature are powerful - and misleading -- Culture : problems with what we believe about being human -- Evolution is important - but may not be what we think -- pt. 2. Busting three myths about being human -- Prelude : Human [=/] [does not equal] nature + nurture -- The myth of race -- Myths about aggression -- Myths about sex -- Beyond the myths : now what? -- Appendix : Getting the information yourself.
ISBN
  • 9780520269712
  • 0520269713
  • 9780520285996
  • 0520285999
LCCN
2011049949
OCLC
  • ocn755698753
  • 755698753
  • SCSB-1659925
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library