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A natural history of rape :biological bases of sexual coercion

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"In this sure-to-be-controversial book, Randy Thornhill and Craig Palmer use evolutionary biology to explain the causes of rape and to recommend new approaches to its prevention. According to Thornhill and Palmer, evolved adaptation of some sort gives rise to rape; the main evolutionary question is whether rape is an adaptation itself or a by-product of other adaptations." "The book includes a useful summary of evolutionary theory and a comparison of evolutionary biology's and social science's explanations of human behavior. The authors argue for the greater explanatory power and practical usefulness of evolutionary biology. The book is sure to stir up discussion both on the specific topic of rape and on the larger issues of how we understand and influence human behavior."--Jacket.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

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Cambridge, Mass. : : MIT Press,., 2000.

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1 online resource (xvi, 251 pages)

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English

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0585082006

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computer

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online resource

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Rape.
Men
Human evolution.

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Randy Thornhill, Craig T. Palmer.

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Kholif Basri

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https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/4858.001.0001

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Kholif Basri

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