Evolution and Gender Why It Matters for Contemporary Life

includes index and biblioraphy

Evolutionary theory and the sociology of gender : A bad beginning ...........3 2. Dex differneces in Evolved mating strategies Gender and Evolution .........19 Women`s Evolved long-term mating strategies ............31 Men`s Evolved Long-term Mating strategies .............45 What is beauty? why do we want it? ..........59 Sex differences in short-term mating strategies .................75 3. Women and men Evolutionary origins of Patriarchy: Control of Women through the ages ......87 Physiological differences between the sexes ......101 Cognitive differences between the sexes ...........113 An evolutionary view of the Reproductive life course of Women ..........131 Sex differences in Aggression and Criminality ............147 Sex differences in status Striving .............161 Gender and emotion ............179 4. Implications of sex differences Parental strategies : Differences by child`s Gender ..........195 Boys and girls in School...........205 Conflict between the sexes ...........217 But can they talk it out? problems of communications ..............229