

Sex at Dawn
Books | Psychology / Human Sexuality
4.1
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Christopher Ryan
Cacilda Jetha
“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. “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 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.” — Stanton Peele, Ph.D. 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.”
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More Details:
Author
Christopher Ryan
Pages
432
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2012-03-27
ISBN
0062207946 9780062207944
Ratings
Google: 5
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"This book was pretty much what I expected going into it. It’s everything you’ve heard, that monogamy isn’t biologically natural, that religion has rewired our brains to seek only monogamy, only fleshed out and supported by research. It wasn’t great, it wasn’t bad, it was just fine. If you have never approached this idea that maybe monogamy isn’t natural and are curious to know more this might be a good intro for you."
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CaitVD
"Extremely interesting "
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Auden Harker
"@sarahlong21 omg you definitely should! It definitely provides an interesting perspective on how the idea of a relationship has changed over thousands of years. I won’t say any more without giving away the content."
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Fernando Linares
"Good read"
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Stephanie Powell
"Great Book"
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Julio Suarez