Martha Mccaughey

The Caveman Mystique (eBook, PDF)

Pop-Darwinism and the Debates Over Sex, Violence, and Science

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book tells the story of evolutionary theory's influence on popular ideas of masculinity, addressing sexual competition, scientific and psychological explanations of homosexuality, rape, and the establishment of gender binaries in popular culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135952099
• Artikelnr.: 38262242

Autorenporträt

Martha McCaughey is Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of Women's Studies at Appalachian State University. In 1999 she was named the Emerging Woman Scholar in the U.S. by the American Association of University Women.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Welcome Back to the Caveman Times 1. Sperm Wars, Sex Wars and
Science Wars 2. Homo Resurrectus: The Theory of Evolution as a Moral Answer
for Men 3. Homo Habitus: Evolution, Popular Culture and the Embodied Ethos
of Male Sexuality 4. Homo Sexual: Perverting Evolutionary Stories of Male
Sexuality 5. Homo Textual: A Missing Link between Science and Culture