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Sex at Dawn
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 29, 2010
Reading lane: Marriage & Family
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Rethinking Intimacy
A provocative challenge to familiar ideas about sex, monogamy, marriage, and family.
Come here for
- Questions about assumptions behind monogamy
- A prehistoric lens on modern sexuality
Expect
- An idea-driven challenge to conventional theories
- A controversial, entertaining approach to sex and social life
Book Details
- Authors
- Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 29, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Marriage & Family · Physical Anthropology
- Reading lane
- Marriage & Family
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Publisher Categories
School Counseling
Love & Romance
Marriage & Long-Term Partnerships
Modern History
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History of Psychology
Human Sexuality
Social Psychology
Mental Health
About This Book
“ Sex at Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of standard theories proposed by most experts. This is a provocative, entertaining, and pioneering book. I learned a lot from it and recommend it highly.” — Andrew Weil, M.D. “ Sex at Dawn irrefutably shows that what is obvious—that human beings, both male and female, are lustful—is true...
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