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Evolution's Rainbow : Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People by Joan Roughgarden, Roughgarden, Joan is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science—and even Darwin himself. She leads the reader through a fascinating discussion of diversity in gender and sexuality among fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, including primates. <I>Evolution's Rainbow </I>explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each other in all aspects of body and behavior. Roughgarden reconstructs primary science in light of feminist, gay, and transgender criticism and redefines our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality. Witty, playful, and daring, this book will revolutionize our understanding of sexuality. <br /><br />Roughgarden 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

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Author

Joan Roughgarden, Roughgarden, Joan

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520240735

Category

science

Subjects

Sociology, Biology, Social Science

Rating

4 / 5 (413 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14