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19 reviews for:
Por qué los hombres quieren sexo y las mujeres necesitan amor
Allan Pease, Barbara Pease
3.24 AVERAGE
19 reviews for:
Por qué los hombres quieren sexo y las mujeres necesitan amor
Allan Pease, Barbara Pease
3.24 AVERAGE
I think this is an essentialist worthless book and an epic piece of trash.
Simply repackages stereotypes that are palatable to "traditional" Western values.
Tries to prove through pseudoscience (aka bad evolutionary psychology) how ALL men are horndogs who are always ready for sex, and how women who actually enjoy casual sex must be damaged (have self-esteem issues) or been masculine (have high testosterone) and how men ONLY do *anything* for women ever as brownie points for sex, and how women are only interested their entire lives in long-term relationships and don't "really" enjoy sex for its own sake.
Made many dubious claims which many of which were quite easy to debunk with a few minutes of internet research. (Such as their claim that there is a universal male preference for a certain hip to waist ratio but there are studies that show that in isolated societies (those not exposed to global media) there actually different preferences (so def no universal here).
And its argumentation and logic was just awful, I remember one quote about women that said "But you know deep down inside its true!" No, that's not how science or logic proves anything, that's not any sort of an argument, just an appeal to emotion and prejudice.
Also amazing how they simplistic attribute all this behavior to genetics and not at all to socialization. Also loved the part where they trashed those who criticize them as being "politically motivated". Got news for them, defending the status quo is just as politically motivated as anything else and probably even MORE politically motivated.
This book was one of the most insulting things I've ever read claimed about human beings, as if we're not complex adaptable creatures who have wide range of variation and instead ONLY ruled by our genitals.
This is so stuck in a black and white gender essentialist Western Christian framework, they probably sold so many books because they told people what they wanted to hear rather than what a sex researcher will probably tell you, something like "there is a very wide range of sexual human behavior and practices" throughout different cultures and times.
Perfect example of when our prejudices get all wrapped up in scientific clothing but really don't hold to rigor at all. Or how the authority of science is used to try to uphold our prejudices (reminds of how 19th century sciences tried to "prove" the genetic inferiority of other races). Good question one of the critics of "men are horndogs and women are just emotional" line of interpretation of evolutionary psychology said was that if females just aren't that interested in non-monogamous sex than why did so many societies put so much energy into regulating their sexual habits through all of human history?
Simply repackages stereotypes that are palatable to "traditional" Western values.
Tries to prove through pseudoscience (aka bad evolutionary psychology) how ALL men are horndogs who are always ready for sex, and how women who actually enjoy casual sex must be damaged (have self-esteem issues) or been masculine (have high testosterone) and how men ONLY do *anything* for women ever as brownie points for sex, and how women are only interested their entire lives in long-term relationships and don't "really" enjoy sex for its own sake.
Made many dubious claims which many of which were quite easy to debunk with a few minutes of internet research. (Such as their claim that there is a universal male preference for a certain hip to waist ratio but there are studies that show that in isolated societies (those not exposed to global media) there actually different preferences (so def no universal here).
And its argumentation and logic was just awful, I remember one quote about women that said "But you know deep down inside its true!" No, that's not how science or logic proves anything, that's not any sort of an argument, just an appeal to emotion and prejudice.
Also amazing how they simplistic attribute all this behavior to genetics and not at all to socialization. Also loved the part where they trashed those who criticize them as being "politically motivated". Got news for them, defending the status quo is just as politically motivated as anything else and probably even MORE politically motivated.
This book was one of the most insulting things I've ever read claimed about human beings, as if we're not complex adaptable creatures who have wide range of variation and instead ONLY ruled by our genitals.
This is so stuck in a black and white gender essentialist Western Christian framework, they probably sold so many books because they told people what they wanted to hear rather than what a sex researcher will probably tell you, something like "there is a very wide range of sexual human behavior and practices" throughout different cultures and times.
Perfect example of when our prejudices get all wrapped up in scientific clothing but really don't hold to rigor at all. Or how the authority of science is used to try to uphold our prejudices (reminds of how 19th century sciences tried to "prove" the genetic inferiority of other races). Good question one of the critics of "men are horndogs and women are just emotional" line of interpretation of evolutionary psychology said was that if females just aren't that interested in non-monogamous sex than why did so many societies put so much energy into regulating their sexual habits through all of human history?
funny
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medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Very good book, easy to read and entertaining format especially for anyone who has no prior knowledge about evolutionary biology/psychology.
If you have read a bit about this topic before, you may want to look elsewhere and this just goes over the basics. That being said, it does so in a very funny and enjoyable way.
This book is not PC. If you are a left-wing nut, leftist, extreme feminist or otherwise do not like how science makes you feel I would suggest reading Jezebel or something similar.
If you have read a bit about this topic before, you may want to look elsewhere and this just goes over the basics. That being said, it does so in a very funny and enjoyable way.
This book is not PC. If you are a left-wing nut, leftist, extreme feminist or otherwise do not like how science makes you feel I would suggest reading Jezebel or something similar.
I do not completely agree with the informations given in the book. But some informations are true.
Ik heb het boek ervaren als erg interessant. Het gebruik van de vele stereotypen vond ik juist wel grappig, maar dat kwam vooral door de manier waarop het werd gebracht. Daarnaast stonden er echt leuke facts in waar ik zelf nog vanop keek. Ook het hoofdstuk met '10 dingen van mannen die vouwen niet snappen' vond ik leuk om te lezen. Ik herkende zeker een aantal van deze 10.
Het boek is niet helemaal uit mijn genre, dus ik had ook wat moeite om het boek volledig door te lezen. Uiteindelijk is dit blijven hangen op het scannen van de verschillende hoofdstukken en de delen te lezen die ik zelf erg interessant vond.
Ik geef het boek voor zijn humor toch nog 3/5 sterren.
Het boek is niet helemaal uit mijn genre, dus ik had ook wat moeite om het boek volledig door te lezen. Uiteindelijk is dit blijven hangen op het scannen van de verschillende hoofdstukken en de delen te lezen die ik zelf erg interessant vond.
Ik geef het boek voor zijn humor toch nog 3/5 sterren.
I think it’s time for me to take a break from these types of books because they all sound the same.
TLDR: all men care about is how you look, and the girl you passed by and her best friend and will lie to do it; all women care about is resources and guarding those
TLDR: all men care about is how you look, and the girl you passed by and her best friend and will lie to do it; all women care about is resources and guarding those
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
fast-paced
Never would recommend this book for anyone....
informative
medium-paced
