On Human Nature: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, With a New PrefaceIn his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how The Insect Societies led him to write Sociobiology, and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. |
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Page 126
... polygyny . Because women are commonly treated by men as a limiting re- source and hence as valued property , they are the beneficiaries of hypergamy , the practice of marrying upward in social position . Polygyny and hypergamy are ...
... polygyny . Because women are commonly treated by men as a limiting re- source and hence as valued property , they are the beneficiaries of hypergamy , the practice of marrying upward in social position . Polygyny and hypergamy are ...
Page 138
... Polygyny and sexual differences in temperament can be predic- ted by a straightforward deduction from the general theory of evolu- tion . But that is not possible for the covert functions of the sexual bond and the family . It is ...
... Polygyny and sexual differences in temperament can be predic- ted by a straightforward deduction from the general theory of evolu- tion . But that is not possible for the covert functions of the sexual bond and the family . It is ...
Page 257
... Polygyny , 125-126 Premack , David , 26-27 , 227 Pribram , Karl H. , 233 , 235 Price , Barbara , 237 Primates , 20-21 Prisons , 137 Process theology , 171-172 , 246 Prometheus , 208-209 Prostitution , 126 Psammetichus , 24 ...
... Polygyny , 125-126 Premack , David , 26-27 , 227 Pribram , Karl H. , 233 , 235 Price , Barbara , 237 Primates , 20-21 Prisons , 137 Process theology , 171-172 , 246 Prometheus , 208-209 Prostitution , 126 Psammetichus , 24 ...
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