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008			131126s2004 njua ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9781400850693 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aBF698 _b.W496 2004
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aFrancis, Richard C., _d1953- _e1
245	1	0	_aWhy men won't ask for directions : _bthe seductions of sociobiology / _cRichard C. Francis.
260			_aPrinceton, N.J. : _bPrinceton University Press, _c(c)2004.
300			_a1 online resource (325 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aDarwinian paranoia -- _tAn orgasm of one's own -- _tSex without SEX -- _tTransgendered -- _tAlternative lifestyles -- _tSocial inhibitions -- _tWhy does the mockingbird mock? -- _tBrain ecology -- _tWhy men won't ask for directions -- _tA textbook case of penis envy? -- _tDarwin's temptress.
520	0		_aPublisher's description: Much of the evolutionary biology that has grabbed headlines in recent years has sprung from the efforts of sociobiologists and evolutionary psychologists to explain sexual features and behavior--even differences between how men and women think--as evolutionary adaptations. They have looked to the forces of natural selection to explain everything from the mimicry of male mockingbirds to female orgasms among humans. In this controversial book, Richard Francis argues that the utility of this approach is greatly exaggerated. He proposes instead a powerful alternative rooted in the latest findings in evolutionary biology as well as research on the workings of our brains, genes, and hormones. Exploring various sexual phenomena, Francis exposes fundamental defects in sociobiology and evolutionary psychology, which he traces to their misguided emphasis on "why" questions at the expense of "how" questions. Francis contends that this preoccupation with "why" questions (such as, "Why won't men ask for directions"?) results in a paranoiac mindset and distorted evolutionary explanations. His alternative framework entails a broader conception of what constitutes an evolutionary explanation, one in which both evolutionary history, as embodied in the tree of life, and developmental processes are brought to the foreground. This alternative framework is also better grounded in basic biology. Deeply learned, consistently persuasive, and always engaging, this book is a welcome antidote to simplistic sociobiological exegeses of animal and human behavior.
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650		0	_aEvolutionary psychology.
650		0	_aEvolution (Biology)
650		0	_aSex.
650		0	_aSex differences.
650	1	2	_aBiological Evolution.
650	1	2	_aSex.
650	2	2	_aSex Factors.
650	2	2	_aSociobiology.
650	2	2	_aVertebrates.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=660186&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell