The nature of human nature

The nature of human nature /

Members of the human species behave as though we are vastly separate from other animals. This great 'disparity' between Homo sapiens and our animal cousins is rationalized by the fact that many of the day to day actions we undertake indeed seem markedly disparate from those of other specie...

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Main Author: Bondar, Carin (Author)
Other Authors: Krümm, Brian C. (Illustrator), Hall, Chris (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Raleigh, North Carolina : Lulu.com, [2010]
Subjects:
Human ecology.
Human beings > Animal nature.
Human evolution.
Human behavior.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I [1]. Survive
  • Chapter 1. Everyone's gotta eat
  • Why humans need a food pyramid
  • Junk food : a human delight!
  • The offspring are watching!
  • Why can't we just lose weight?
  • Haute cuisine à la nature
  • The crowded buffet : wait or settle?
  • Come and get it!
  • Italian, Chinese, or Indian tonight?
  • Controlling the crops
  • Waste not, want not
  • Chapter 2. Staying healthy in a cruel world
  • Got worms?
  • Slather it on!
  • Aromatherapy
  • Flue season
  • Feed a cold
  • Oxidatively stressed?
  • Don't kill the fever!
  • Keep it clean!
  • Sex or sick?
  • A change of venue
  • Chapter 3. Dangers, dramas, and delights!
  • Protects the fortress
  • Moving on up
  • Trick or treat?
  • Dress up or dress down?
  • Pay attention or pay the price!
  • Slackers among us!
  • Cat fight!
  • Never hit a girl!
  • The power of peers
  • Take out the trash!
  • Part II [2]. Reproduce
  • Chapter 4. The dance begins
  • Awkwardness across the animal kingdom
  • Are those real?
  • Virgin territory
  • Buy me dinner first
  • It doesn't pay to be jealous
  • Bad boys
  • The bachelor pad
  • He may be a wuss but I love him still
  • Cross-dressing
  • I'll have what she's having
  • Chapter 5. The deed
  • Yes, I'm on the pill!
  • No eggs? No problem!
  • The chastity belt
  • Not tonight, honey, I have a headache
  • Artificial insemination
  • Ladies of the night
  • Monogamy with a twist!
  • Sneak it in when you can
  • Party of one
  • A little boy-on-boy action
  • Chapter 6. The consequences
  • The world is nice to a pregnant lady
  • The wet nurse
  • Pick a favourite!
  • Another girl?
  • Sibling rivalry at its worst
  • He's having a baby!
  • When times are tough : two working parents
  • Irreconcilable differences
  • Are you my mommy?
  • Spoiling the grandkids
  • Postscript
  • Endnotes.

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