Evolution and Gender
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12247756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Dupré (0000-0002-7451-2127, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-18 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women a Cultural Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4042 • E-ISSN: 1470-1367 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09574040110034084 |
| OpenAlex | W1964916998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
Dupre ́ considers recent attempts to explain gendered difference in human behaviour by an appeal to evolutionary theory, particularly in the context of the recent programme of 'evolutionary psychology'. It argues that the fundamental assumptions of this programme are unsupported and implausible, and the attempt it offers of providing a universal account of human behaviour does little or nothing to counter the prima facie diversity of gender difference. A more sophisticated understanding of evolutionary theory suggests that we should see gender as developing out of a complex and variable cascade of interactions between biology and environment, rather than as the expression of species-wide biological universals. Keywords: Evolutionary PsychologyGenderHuman EvolutionHuman NatureSociobiology
Biology · Context (archaeology · Diversity (politics · Epistemology · Evolutionary psychology · Evolutionary theory · Nothing · Prima facie · Problem of universals · Sociology · Anthropology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2012 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |