A natural history of rape : biological bases of sexual coercion

• Tác giả: Craig T Palmer, Randy Thornhill
• ISBN-10: 0262284952
• ISBN-10: 0585082006
• ISBN-10: 1282096877
• ISBN-10: 661209687X
• ISBN-13: 978-0262284950
• ISBN-13: 978-0585082004
• ISBN-13: 978-1282096875
• ISBN-13: 978-6612096877
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 364.1532 Criminal offenses
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2000.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (xvi, 251 pages)
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 252276
• Chủ đề: 1. Human evolution; 2. Men--Sexual behavior; 3. Rape

Tóm tắt

 "In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer use evolutionary biology to explain the causes of rape and to recommend new approaches to its prevention. According to Thornhill and Palmer, evolved adaptation of some sort gives rise to rape
  the main evolutionary question is whether rape is an adaptation itself or a by-product of other adaptations." "The book includes a useful summary of evolutionary theory and a comparison of evolutionary biology's and social science's explanations of human behavior. The authors argue for the greater explanatory power and practical usefulness of evolutionary biology. The book is sure to stir up discussion both on the specific topic of rape and on the larger issues of how we understand and influence human behavior."--Jacket.