Sex at Dawn
BOOK SUMMARY
A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you (think you) know about sex, monogamy, marriage, and family. In the words of Steve Taylor (The Fall, Waking From Sleep), Sex at Dawn is "a wonderfully provocative and well-written book which completely re-evaluates human sexual behavior and gets to the root of many of our social and psychological ills."
Sex at Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of standard theories proposed by most experts. This is a provocative, entertaining, and pioneering book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Christopher Ryan, PhD, is a research psychologist. He lives in Barcelona, Spain. Cacilda Jethá, MD, is a practicing psychiatrist. She lives in Barcelona, Spain.
PRAISE
"Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha have written the essential corrective to the evolutionary psychology literature. Sex at Dawn irrefutably shows that what is obvious—that human beings, both male and female, are lustful—is true, and has always been so. The urgent sexuality that is everywhere apparent in human society and which requires layers of religious, social, and psychological suppression was likewise a constant feature on the African savannah. The more dubious its evidentiary basis and lack of connection with current reality, the more ardently the scientific inevitability of monogamy is maintained—even as it falls away around us. Thus Darwin and science have been corralled into the business of fomenting useless, irrational guilt. Drs. Ryan and Jetha make this all as transparent as glass, and do it with style." —Stanton Peele, Ph.D.
"Turns everything you thought you knew about sex on its head. A bold and unashamed assessment of the plentiful scientific data that illuminate the true origins and nature of human sexuality. Funny, engaging, and superbly written, this book explores the science behind what many of us suspected all along: human beings are not naturally monogamous." —Julie Holland, M.D., author of Weekends at Bellevue
"A healthy relationship with sexuality can be a strong positive influence on overall emotional and physical well-being. But understanding human sexual drives and needs and adapting them to social constraints and moral and religious precepts is tricky. Sex At Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of standard theories proposed by most experts. This is a provocative, entertaining, and pioneering book. I learned a lot from it and recommend it highly." —Andrew Weil, M.D.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Trade paperback 432 pages Non-fiction 8 in H | 5.3 in W | 1 in T | 0.7 lb
