The science of romance : secrets of the sexual brain / Nigel Barber.
"In The Science of Romance Nigel Barber explains that much of our present behavior can be traced back to the ancient evolved motives of our hunter-gatherer ancestors. In short, we exhibit the propensities that have evolved over millennia to increase reproductive success. Also drawing on the mat...
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Amherst, N.Y. :
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2002.
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Sexual brain -- Physical attractiveness and sex signals -- Love's labors : dating competition and aggression -- Dance of the sexes -- Cheating hearts of birds and humans -- Why marriages fail -- Learning to love -- Sex and work -- Marriage market and single parenthood -- Fashion trends and marriage : anorexia, beards, and skirt length -- What good is a science of romance? | |
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