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What's Love Got to Do with It?
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 575.5
EAN: 9780385477024
ISBN: 0385477023
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: May 25, 1996
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: May 25, 1996
Studio: Anchor
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Editorial Review:
In this refreshingly down-to-earth exploration of human mating and sexuality, an acclaimed anthropologist looks at the fascinating intersection between the imperatives of our glands and genes, and the culture in which we live. Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Is there an alternative, more feminist, way to interpret traditional human sexual biology and evolution? These are but a few of the questions that anthropologist Meredith Small explores in her compelling book on human mating, What's Love Got to Do with It?
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Leaving the topic open for discussion
In this provacative book, Small talks about sex in a way that most people would not in public. She brings up some interesting and informative ideas but doesn't completley follow through with them and seldom gives her own take on the subjects. As a result, she left the door open for discussion on such topics. She has sparked my interest in sex, mating, and why we are attracted to the people we are.
Rating:  - great book
I absolutely loved this book. It is a nice look at the relationship between sex and culture. I would reccomend this to anyone who is interested in the evolution of human sexuality.
Rating:  - Some good references but poor overall style for a science book.
Not the best book. Here's a piece of data (...) "A student once told me...there are 50,000 appropriate partners in the world for each of us." I could get this kind of data at the local bus stop. The millimeters vs. milliliters sperm-count typo (pg 111), i.e. "...most men ejaculate 3 millimeters of semen...", made twice, is inexcusable almost humorous to the point of visual silliness; there are way too many footnotes used for meaningless common sense sentences; and the repetition of facts, such ... Read More
Rating:  - Superficial approach to genetic psychology
This is a very easy-to-read book on the genetic or evolutionary basis of sexual behavior. However, in an attempt to make the topic acceptable as a popular psychology piece of writing, the author's coverage of issues such as mating choices, sexual behavior, etc. is very bland and superficial.
The entire book is based on assertions not backed up by research. This leads the book to look like a compendium on urban folklore rather than an introduction to evolutionary psychology. The very superficial ... Read More
Rating: - Superficial approach to genetic psychology
This is a very easy-to-read book on the genetic or evolutionary basis of sexual behavior. However, in an attempt to make the topic acceptable as a popular psychology piece of writing, the author's coverage of issues such as mating choices, sexual behavior, etc. is very bland and superficial.
The entire book is based on assertions not backed up by research. This leads the book to look like a compendium on urban folklore rather than an introduction to evolutionary psychology. The very superficial ... Read More
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