Full name: The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People

Author: David P. Barash Year: 2001 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Science, Psychology, Anthology, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780805071368 0805071369

Applying new research to sex in the animal world, esteemed scientists David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton dispel the notion that monogamy comes naturally. In fact, as The Myth of Monogamy reveals, biologists have discovered that for nearly every species, cheating is the rule -- for both sexes. Reviewing findings from the same DNA fingerprinting science employed in the courtroom, Barash and Lipton take readers from chickadee nests to chimpanzee packs to explain why animals cheat. (Some prostitute themselves for food or protection, while others strive to couple with genetically superior or multiple mates.) The Myth of Monogamy then illuminates the implications of these dramatic new findings for humans, in our relationships, as parents, and more. The Myth of Monogamy at last brings scientific insight into this emotionally charged aspect of the ultimate dating and marriage quandary. Similar books: Why Is Sex Fun? by Jared Diamond The Naked Woman by Desmond Morris Sperm Wars by Robin Baker Sex at Dawn by Christopher Ryan The Tangled Wing by Melvin Konner Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson Intimate Behaviour by Desmond Morris Behave by Robert M. Sapolsky Anatomy of Love by Helen Fisher The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller A Troublesome Inheritance by Nicholas Wade The Mind in the Cave by David Lewis-Williams Sex, Time, and Power by Leonard Shlain The Most Dangerous Animal by David Livingstone Smith In a Different Key by John Donvan Before the Dawn by Nicholas Wade The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris The Power of Babel by John McWhorter Crazy Like Us by Ethan Watters