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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Herbert, Joe
Titre(s) : Testosterone [Texte imprimé] : sex, power, and the will to win / Joe Herbert
Édition : 1st ed.
Publication : Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford university press, 2015
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV-217 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 195-210. Index
ANTHROPOLOGY. We inherit mechanisms for survival from our primeval past; none so obviously
as those involved in reproduction. The hormone testosterone underlies the organization
of activation of masculinity: it changes the body and brain to make a male. It is
involved not only in sexuality but in driving aggression, competitiveness, risk-taking
- all elements that were needed for successful survival and reproduction in the past.
But these ancient systems are carried forward into a modern world. The ancient world
shaped the human brain, but the modern world is shaped by that brain. How does this
world, with all its cultural, political, and social variations, deal with and control
the primeval role of testosterone, which continues to be essential for the survival
of the species? Sex, aggression, winning, losing, gangs, war: the powerful effects
of testosterone are entwined with them all
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Sex, power, and the will to win
Sujet(s) : Testostérone -- Société
Indice(s) Dewey :
612.61 (23e éd.) = Appareil génital masculin
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780198724971. - ISBN 0198724977 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45741112q
Notice n° :
FRBNF45741112
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1.Testosterone and human evolution ; 2. What is testosterone? ; 3. Testosterone
makyth man ; 4. Testosterone and sex ; 5. Testosterone and aggression ; 6. Controlling
testosterone ; 7. Winning, losing, and making money ; 8. Testosterone and war ;
9. Testosterone in women ; 10. Testosterone and the brain.
