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In this book, the author challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. She takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science--and even Darwin himself. She leads the reader through a ... discussion of diversity in gender and sexuality among fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, including primates. She argues that principal elements of Darwinian sexual selection theory are false and suggests a new theory that emphasizes social inclusion and control of access to resources and mating opportunity.
She disputes a range of scientific and medical concepts, including Wilson's genetic determinism of behavior, evolutionary psychology, the existence of a gay gene, the role of parenting in determining gender identity, and Dawkins's "selfish gene" as the driver of natural selection. She dares social science to respect the agency and rationality of diverse people; shows that many cultures across the world and throughout history accommodate people we label today as lesbian, gay, and transgendered; and calls on the Christian religion to acknowledge the Bible's many passages endorsing diversity in gender and sexuality. In the book, she concludes with bold recommendations for improving education in biology, psychology, and medicine for democratizing genetic engineering and medical practice and for building a public monument to affirm diversity as one of our nation's defining principles.
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Seksualiteit, Evolution, Biodiversity, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Sexual orientation, Sexual behavior in animals, Popular Works, Biodiversiteit, Gender Identity, Gender Studies, Sexuality, Sekseverschillen, Seksuele voorkeur, Animal Sex Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Evolutionaire biologie, Biological diversity, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Sex, Sexual selection, Gender nonconformity, Cross-cultural studies, Sex role, LGBTQ gender identity, LGBTQ sociology, Stonewall Book Awards, Gender identityShowing 9 featured editions. View all 9 editions?
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
2013, University of California Press
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Evolution's rainbow: diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people
2013, University of California Press
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- Tenth anniversary edition / with a new preface by the author.
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
2013, University of California Press
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Evolution's Rainbow: diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people
2009, University of California Press
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
2009, University of California Press
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Evolution S Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
2009, University of California Press
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
December 6, 2005, University of California Press
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
2004, University of California Press
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
May 17, 2004, University of California Press
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Originally published: 2004. With new preface.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-459) and index.
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