"Monogamous relationships." . . "Monogamous relationships" . "Sexual behavior in animals." . . "Matrimonio." . . "Primates Sexual behavior." . . "Social evolution." . . . . "Social Science." . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The authors debunk almost everything we \"know\" about sex, weaving together convergent, frequently overlooked evidence from anthropology, archaeology, primatology, anatomy, and psychosexuality to show how far from human nature monogamy really is. They expose the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward a more optimistic future illuminated by our innate capacities for love, cooperation, and generosity."@en . . . . . . . . . "Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream science'as well as religious and cultural institutions'has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man's possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman's fertility and fidelity. But this narrative is collapsing. Fewer and fewer couples are getting married, and divorce rates keep climbing as adultery and flagging libido drag down even seemingly solid marriages.</ How can reality be reconciled with the accepted narrative' It can't be, according to renegade thinkers Christopher Ryan and Cacilda JethA. While debunking almost everything we \"know\" about sex, they offer a bold alternative explanation in this provocative and brilliant book.</ Ryan and JethA's central contention is that human beings evolved in egalitarian groups that shared food, child care, and, often, sexual partners. Weaving together convergent, frequently overlooked evidence from anthropology, archaeology, primatology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, the authors show how far from human nature monogamy really is. Human beings everywhere and in every era have confronted the same familiar, intimate situations in surprisingly different ways. The authors expose the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward a more optimistic future illuminated by our innate capacities for love, cooperation, and generosity.</ With intelligence, humor, and wonder, Ryan and JethA show how our promiscuous past haunts our struggles over monogamy, sexual orientation, and family dynamics. They explore why long-term fidelity can be so difficult for so many; why sexual passion tends to fade even as love deepens; why many middle-aged men risk everything for transient affairs with younger women; why homosexuality persists in the face of standard evolutionary logic; and what the human body reveals about the prehistoric origins of modern sexuality. </ In the tradition of the best historical and scientific writing, <Sex at Dawn</ unapologetically upends unwarranted assumptions and unfounded conclusions while offering a revolutionary understanding of why we live and love as we do.</"@en . . "How we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships"@en . "Sex at dawn : how we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships" . "Sex at dawn : how we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships"@en . "Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá debunk almost everything we \"know\" about sex, pulling together various evidence from anthropology, primatology, archaeology, anatomy, and psychosexuality, to show how monogomy is far from human nature. \"The authors expose the ancient roots of human sexuality while pointing toward a more optimistic future illuminated by our innate capacities for love, cooperation, and generosity.\"--P. 4 of cover." . . . . . . . . "History" . "History"@en . . . "Sex at dawn how we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships" . . . . . . "Sex at dawn how we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships"@en . . . . "\"A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you know about sex, marriage, family, and society\"--Provided by publisher." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Hombre Evolución." . . "Soziale Evolution." . . "SOCIAL SCIENCE / General." . . "Monogamie." . . "Geschlechterbeziehung." . . "Sex." . . "Sex" . "Promiskuität." . . "Sex customs." . . "Sexualidad Historia." . . "Human evolution." . . "Human evolution" . "Marriage." . . "Evolución social." . . "Costumi sessuali." . . "Anthropologie." . . "Sex History." . . "Sesso - Storia." . . "Matrimonio Historia." . .