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Different
Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
Buch von Frans de Waal
Sprache: Englisch

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In Different, world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal draws on decades of observation and studies of both human and animal behavior to argue that despite the linkage between gender and biological sex, biology does not automatically support the traditional gender roles in human societies. While humans and other primates do share some behavioral differences, biology offers no justification for existing gender inequalities.

Using chimpanzees and bonobos to illustrate this point-two ape relatives that are genetically equally close to humans-de Waal challenges widely held beliefs about masculinity and femininity, and common assumptions about authority, leadership, cooperation, competition, filial bonds, and sexual behavior. Chimpanzees are male-dominated and violent, while bonobos are female-dominated and peaceful. In both species, political power needs to be distinguished from physical dominance. Power is not limited to the males, and both sexes show true leadership capacities.

Different is a fresh and thought-provoking approach to the long-running debate about the balance between nature and nurture, and where sex and gender roles fit in. De Waal peppers his discussion with details from his own life-a Dutch childhood in a family of six boys, his marriage to a French woman with a different orientation toward gender, and decades of academic turf wars over outdated scientific theories that have proven hard to dislodge from public discourse. He discusses sexual orientation, gender identity, and the limitations of the gender binary, exceptions to which are also found in other primates.

With humor, clarity, and compassion, Different seeks to broaden the conversation about human gender dynamics by promoting an inclusive model that embraces differences, rather than negating them.

In Different, world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal draws on decades of observation and studies of both human and animal behavior to argue that despite the linkage between gender and biological sex, biology does not automatically support the traditional gender roles in human societies. While humans and other primates do share some behavioral differences, biology offers no justification for existing gender inequalities.

Using chimpanzees and bonobos to illustrate this point-two ape relatives that are genetically equally close to humans-de Waal challenges widely held beliefs about masculinity and femininity, and common assumptions about authority, leadership, cooperation, competition, filial bonds, and sexual behavior. Chimpanzees are male-dominated and violent, while bonobos are female-dominated and peaceful. In both species, political power needs to be distinguished from physical dominance. Power is not limited to the males, and both sexes show true leadership capacities.

Different is a fresh and thought-provoking approach to the long-running debate about the balance between nature and nurture, and where sex and gender roles fit in. De Waal peppers his discussion with details from his own life-a Dutch childhood in a family of six boys, his marriage to a French woman with a different orientation toward gender, and decades of academic turf wars over outdated scientific theories that have proven hard to dislodge from public discourse. He discusses sexual orientation, gender identity, and the limitations of the gender binary, exceptions to which are also found in other primates.

With humor, clarity, and compassion, Different seeks to broaden the conversation about human gender dynamics by promoting an inclusive model that embraces differences, rather than negating them.

Über den Autor
Frans de Waal (1948-2024), author of Mama's Last Hug, was C. H. Candler Professor Emeritus of Primate Behavior at Emory University and the former director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 408 S.
12 s/w Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9781324007104
ISBN-10: 1324007109
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 340710
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Waal, Frans de
Hersteller: Norton & Company
Abbildungen: 12 pages of illustrations; 24 drawings
Maße: 240 x 164 x 41 mm
Von/Mit: Frans de Waal
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.04.2022
Gewicht: 0,75 kg
Artikel-ID: 120175941
Über den Autor
Frans de Waal (1948-2024), author of Mama's Last Hug, was C. H. Candler Professor Emeritus of Primate Behavior at Emory University and the former director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: 408 S.
12 s/w Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9781324007104
ISBN-10: 1324007109
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 340710
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Waal, Frans de
Hersteller: Norton & Company
Abbildungen: 12 pages of illustrations; 24 drawings
Maße: 240 x 164 x 41 mm
Von/Mit: Frans de Waal
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.04.2022
Gewicht: 0,75 kg
Artikel-ID: 120175941
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