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'''''A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion''''' is a scientific history book published in 2000 by |
'''''A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion''''' is a scientific history book published in 2000 by biologist ] and anthropologist ], which presents the hypothesis that rape should be understood through evolutionary psychology. Thornhill and Palmer believe that the capacity for rape is either an adaptation or a byproduct of adaptative traits such as sexual desire and aggressiveness.<ref>{{cite book |author=LeVay, Simon and Baldwin, Janice |title=Human Sexuality, Third edition |year=2009 |publisher=Sinauer Associates, Inc. |page=598 |isbn=978-0-87893-424-9}}</ref> This hypothesis is controversial.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Coyne|first=Jerry|coauthors=Berry, Andrew|date=9 March 2000|title=Rape as an adaptation|journal=Nature|volume=404|pages=121–122|doi=10.1038/35004636 | issue=6774}}</ref> | ||
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A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion is a scientific history book published in 2000 by biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig T. Palmer, which presents the hypothesis that rape should be understood through evolutionary psychology. Thornhill and Palmer believe that the capacity for rape is either an adaptation or a byproduct of adaptative traits such as sexual desire and aggressiveness. This hypothesis is controversial.
See also
References
- LeVay, Simon and Baldwin, Janice (2009). Human Sexuality, Third edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-87893-424-9.
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External links
- Human Nature: Born or Made?- NYTimes
- What Provokes a Rapist to Rape?; Scientists Debate Notion of an Evolutionary Drive- NYTimes
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