| Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect Contributor(s): Ehrlich, Paul R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142000531 ISBN-13: 9780142000533 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: With personal anecdotes, a well-written narrative, and clear examples, "Human Natures" is a valuable primer on genetics and evolution that makes complex scientific concepts accessible to lay readers. Illustrations throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical - Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics |
| Dewey: 599.938 |
| LCCN: 00010436 |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 5.99" W x 9.29" (1.31 lbs) 544 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do we behave the way we do? Biologist Paul Ehrlich suggests that although people share a common genetic code, these genes do not shout commands at us...at the very most, they whisper suggestions. He argues that human nature is not so much result of genetic coding; rather, it is heavily influenced by cultural conditioning and environmental factors. With personal anecdotes, a well-written narrative, and clear examples, Human Natures is a major work of synthesis and scholarship as well as a valuable primer on genetics and evolution that makes complex scientific concepts accessible to lay readers. |