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The Sex Contract: The Evolution of Human Behavior

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The Sex Contract does a great job of developing a novel concept for the development of human intelligence via pair bonding and mutual assistance. It examins cooperative development as a competitive stratigy in early hominids. It builds a compelling argument for the strong development of social stratigy in the success of the species.

Well written with a broad appeal for serious behaviorial scientists as well as sutdents of the human condition.

This book is well written and easy to read, however it was written in the 80's so some of it is dated. For example, there's been a great deal of study on status as a driving force in social animals in the past decade that is obviously not taken into account. Also, I'm sure female readers would enjoy this book more than males since it is written from a woman's point of view. As a guy, I found myself rolling my eyes at some of rather idealistic portrayals of female motivations. Every book has a point of view so it doesn't take away from the solid research and daring ideas of the author.

Never a book has helped me understand the very nature of human behavior like "The sex Contract". It deals with the essence and origin of our acts and thoughts: sexual differences. A great book!