Sexual Coercion in Primates and Humans - An Evolutionary Perspective on Male Aggression Against Females

Klappentext This book presents extensive field research and analysis to evaluate sexual coercion in a range of species-including all of the great apes and humans-and to clarify its role in shaping social relationships among males! among females! and between the sexes. Zusammenfassung This book presents extensive field research and analysis to evaluate sexual coercion in a range of species—including all of the great apes and humans—and to clarify its role in shaping social relationships among males, among females, and between the sexes.

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• Authors: Martin N. Wrangham Muller
• Assisted by: Martin N. Muller (Editor), Richard Wrangham (Editor), Richard W. Wrangham (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2009
• EAN: 9780674033245
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03324-5
• No. of pages: 504
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Biology, life sciences, Social and cultural anthropology, Zoology and animal sciences, Zoology: primates (primatology)