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Název:		The Caveman Mystique: Pop-Darwinism and the Debates Over Sex, Violence, and Science
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Rok vydání:		2007
Identifikátory:		9780415934756

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Anotace:	<P>Has evolution made men promiscuous skirt chasers? Pop-Darwinian claims about men's irrepressible heterosexuality have become increasingly common, and increasingly common excuses for men's sexual aggression. <EM>The Caveman Mystique</EM> traces such claims about the hairier sex through evolutionary science and popular culture. After outlining the social and historical context of the rise of pop-Darwinism's assertions about male sexuality and their appeal to many men, Martha McCaughey shows how evolutionary discourse can get lived out as the biological truth of male sexuality.</P> <P>Although evolutionary scientists want to use their theories to solve social problems, evolutionary narratives get invoked by men looking for a Darwinian defense of bad-boy behaviors. McCaughey argues that evolution has nearly replaced religion as a moral guide for understanding who we are and what we must overcome to be good people.</P> <P>Bringing together insights from the fields of science studies, body studies, feminist theory and queer theory, <EM>The Caveman Mystique</EM> offers a fresh understanding of science, science popularization, and the impact of science on men's identities making a convincing case for deconstructing, rather than defending, the caveman. </P>
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