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Now in a third edition, the authoritative classic text Male, Female evaluates both foundational and recent scholarship on the evolution of human sex differences, including how males and females differ in modern contexts. In comprehensive detail, David C. Geary describes how men and women differ based on evolutionary principles, how human sex differences are similar to those found in other species and how the expression of these differences is uniquely human. The principles of sexual selection-such as female choice and male-male competition-explain sex differences in parenting, mate choices, ways of competing for mates, social-political preferences, development, the brain, and cognition. Far from being one-sided in the nature-versus-nurture debate, Geary shows how an evolutionary framework can easily incorporate the influence of experience and cultural context on the development and expression of sex differences. Thoroughly updated and expanded, this third edition adds a chapter on sex differences that emerge in modern contexts, like occupational choices, variation in sexual orientation, gender identity, and relationships. Scholars from a wide range of sciences have much to learn from this monumental volume.

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The third edition of David C. Geary amp rsquo s Male, Female tells you everything you need to know about the evolution of sex and sex differences and their consequences for everyday life. Up-to-date, scholarly, yet highly readable, it is a must-read for anyone interested in the ancient origins and modern expression of sex differences and their development. - David F. Bjorklund, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, and author of How Children Invented Humanity This is the most comprehensive and scientifically accurate volume on the evolution of human sex differences. It is superbly written and fascinating from start to finish. Anyone interested in sex differences-and that amp rsquo s everyone-should read this book. - David M. Buss, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, and author of The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating and Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind Male, Female is a superb introduction to the science of sex differences, and one with a real difference: it seeks to explain the differences between women and men, rather than just describe them. The book is both an invaluable resource for researchers and a pleasure to read. - Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, and author of How the Mind Works and The Blank Slate Geary demonstrates in Male, Female just how much understanding of sex differences can be achieved by looking at human development through evolutionary lenses. Any student, teacher, or even layperson fascinated by why we humans behave the way we do will find this exhaustively researched volume fascinating. - Jay Belsky, PhD, Robert M. and Natalie Reid Dorn Professor of Human Development, Department of Human Ecology, Program in Human Development, University of California, Davis, and coauthor of The Origins of You: How Childhood Shapes Later Life

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David C. Geary is Curators amp rsquo Distinguished Professor at the University of Missouri. His work spans topics ranging from mathematical cognition to the evolution of sex differences. He has authored four books: Children amp rsquo s Mathematical Development ( 994) Male, Female ( 998, 2nd edition, 2 ) Origin of Mind (2 5) and Evolution of Vulnerability (2 5). He co-authored Sex Differences (2 8) and co-edited six other books. His work has been featured in various media outlets, including the New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many others. He lives in Columbia, Missouri.   

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