Read The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History

The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History

Holly M. Dunsworth

4.9/5 (32711 ratings)

Description:A single idea radically changed our species' biology and culture--reproductive consciousness (i.e., understanding that sex leads to babies) was the real "big bang" in our evolutionary past.No other species knowingly has sex for procreation except for humans and our prehistoric hominin predecessors. Reproductive consciousness truly sets human sex apart and had perhaps a bigger impact on human culture than any other idea or discovery.That is the theme of this lively, entertainingly written examination of how our understanding of sex and its consequences has profoundly shaped nearly every aspect of civilization. Examining evidence from both primatology and paleolithic anthropology, anthropologist Holly Dunsworth convincingly argues that humans are the only species with the insight that sex leads to children. In terms of human culture, she shows that the byproducts of knowing about the birds and the bees are marriage rites, adultery laws, inheritance, engagement rings, chaperones, and our flair for flirting, just to name a few. Human reproductive consciousness has also greatly influenced other species through the ingenious ways that humans have controlled the reproduction, and guided the evolution, of animals, plants, and even fungi and bacteria. Finally, she explores how romantic love, fatherhood, and the choice not to have children are all gifts of reproductive consciousness.While everyone knows that sex is important, The Baby Makers will make you realize just how profoundly influential and sweeping our understanding of sex really has been.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History. To get started finding The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1616149175

Description: A single idea radically changed our species' biology and culture--reproductive consciousness (i.e., understanding that sex leads to babies) was the real "big bang" in our evolutionary past.No other species knowingly has sex for procreation except for humans and our prehistoric hominin predecessors. Reproductive consciousness truly sets human sex apart and had perhaps a bigger impact on human culture than any other idea or discovery.That is the theme of this lively, entertainingly written examination of how our understanding of sex and its consequences has profoundly shaped nearly every aspect of civilization. Examining evidence from both primatology and paleolithic anthropology, anthropologist Holly Dunsworth convincingly argues that humans are the only species with the insight that sex leads to children. In terms of human culture, she shows that the byproducts of knowing about the birds and the bees are marriage rites, adultery laws, inheritance, engagement rings, chaperones, and our flair for flirting, just to name a few. Human reproductive consciousness has also greatly influenced other species through the ingenious ways that humans have controlled the reproduction, and guided the evolution, of animals, plants, and even fungi and bacteria. Finally, she explores how romantic love, fatherhood, and the choice not to have children are all gifts of reproductive consciousness.While everyone knows that sex is important, The Baby Makers will make you realize just how profoundly influential and sweeping our understanding of sex really has been.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History. To get started finding The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History

The Baby Makers: How Knowing That Sex Leads to Babies Changed Human Evolutionary History

More Books

Human Origins 101 (Science 101)

Human Origins 101 (Science 101)

Proconsul heseloni feet from Rusinga Island, Kenya: Preservation, anatomy, ontogeny, and cross-sectional geometry of the metatarsals

Proconsul heseloni feet from Rusinga Island, Kenya: Preservation, anatomy, ontogeny, and cross-sectional geometry of the metatarsals

A Most Interesting Problem: What Darwin’s Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution

A Most Interesting Problem: What Darwin’s Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution