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Revision as of 20:49, 23 November 2011 by Polisher of Cobwebs (talk | contribs) (+some properly sourced material)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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. Susan Brownmiller debated Thornhill and Palmer's theory with them on American public radio.
See also
References
- LeVay, Simon and Baldwin, Janice (2009). Human Sexuality, Third edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-87893-424-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Coyne, Jerry (9 March 2000). "Rape as an adaptation". Nature. 404 (6774): 121–122. doi:10.1038/35004636.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - Ochert, Ayala (4 Feb 2000). "Times Higher Education - Why men want to rape". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
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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