Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters : From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire- Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do,9780399534539

Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters : From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire- Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do

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Edition: Reprint
ISBN13: 9780399534539
ISBN10: 0399534539
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-09-02
Publisher(s): Perigee Trade
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Summary

Now available in paperback—a provocative new look at biology, evolution, and human behavior as disturbing [as it is] fascinating” (Publishers Weekly). Why are most neurosurgeons male and most kindergarten teachers female? Why aren’t there more women on death row? Why do so many male politicians ruin their careers with sex scandals? Why and how do we really fall in love? This engaging book uses the latest research from the field of evolutionary psychology to shed light on why we do the things we do—from life plans to everyday decisions. With a healthy disregard for political correctness, Miller and Kanazawa reexamine the fact that our brains and bodies are hardwired to carry out an evolutionary mission— an inescapable human nature that actually stopped evolving about 10,000 years ago.

Author Biography

Satoshi Kanazawa received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Arizona. His work has been covered in such newspapers as the New York Times, the Washington Post.

Alan S. Miller was professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Japan-'s Hokkaido University.

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