Evolution's rainbow : diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people
by
Roughgarden, Joan.
Title
:
Evolution's rainbow : diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people
Author
:
Roughgarden, Joan.
ISBN
:
9780520260122
Personal Author
:
Roughgarden, Joan.
Publication Information
:
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, c2009.
Physical Description
:
xi, 474 p. ; 24 cm.
General Note
:
Originally published: 2004. With new pref.
Contents
:
Introduction : Diversity denied -- Animal rainbows. Sex and diversity. Sex versus gender. Sex within bodies. Sex roles. Two-gender families. Multiple-gender families. Female choice. Same-sex sexuality. The theory of evolution -- Human rainbows. An embryonic narrative. Sex determination. Sex differences. Gender identity. Sexual orientation. Psychological perspectives. Disease versus diversity. Genetic engineering versus diversity -- Cultural rainbows. Two-spirits, mahu, and hijras. Transgender in historical Europe and the Middle East. Sexual relations in antiquity. Tomboi, vestidas, and guevedoche. Trans politics in the United States.
Subject Term
:
Biodiversity.
Sexual behavior in animals.
Gender identity.
Sexual orientation.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025432507 | 305.3 R856E 2009 | 1 |