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Warriors and Worriers
- The Survival of the Sexes
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
The question of exactly what sex differences exist and whether they have a biological foundation has been one of our culture's favorite enduring discussions. It should. After a baby is born, a parent's first concern is for its physical health. The next concern is its sex. Only in the most modern societies does sex not virtually guarantee the type of future life a new human being will have. Even in modern societies, one's sex usually plays a large role in the path a life follows.
Scientists have published thousands of papers on the subject, with the general conclusion being that men and women are mostly the same, whatever differences exist have been socialized, and what differences exist have to do with women bearing children and men being physically stronger.
In Warriors and Worriers, psychologist Joyce Benenson presents a new theory of sex differences, based on thirty years of research with young children and primates around the world. Her innovative theory focuses on how men and women stay alive. Benenson draws on a fascinating array of studies and stories that explore the ways boys and men deter their enemies, while girls and women find assistants to aid them in coping with vulnerable children and elders. This produces two social worlds for each sex which sets humans apart from most other primate species. Human males form cooperative groups that compete against out-groups, while human females exclude other females in their quest to find mates, female family members to invest in their children, and keep their own hearts ticking. In the process, Benenson turns upside down the familiar wisdom that women are more sociable than men and that men are more competitive than women.
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- David obembe
- 03-02-23
Makes me view men and women in a different lense
This book was exciting to read and I enjoyed the way the writer explained her observations of boys and girls from childhood till adulthood. This paints a clearer picture of male and female interactions that may not be affected by culture. I may not agree with everything, but I agree with most.
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- Mr Chops
- 25-08-17
Awesome with some dodgy assumptions
This is a book I intend to listen to again. As with most books of this nature you have to beware of the authors bias and twisting the evidence to obtain the desired conclusion. For instance her assertion that fictional female orphans have boring less adventurous lives. She is ignoring Ruby in the Smoke, Vanity Fair and Matilda for a start. Also the reason boys in poor countries are more likely to join the army is simply that those countries tend to have more civil wars and less accountancy jobs available. A more complex link to poverty and aggression may or may not be contributing factor but to ignore the obvious reasons, demonstrates how poor some of the reasoning is.
That said this is a very interesting and for the most part believable analysis of some of the general differences between males and females.
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- Anon
- 12-01-24
Insightful clear sighted summary of interesting research
I’m a clinical psychologist who reads widely about evolutionary psychology. This book was an exciting read; the research and theory put into a clear framework the different reasons and issues that men and women come to therapy to discuss. It also helped explain the difference in what men and women seem to be seeking in therapy; women consider the therapy successful if a good relationship exists between us and they feel understood, supported and able to talk openly about the trade that they perceive exists in relationships. Men want a solution to their problem.
This was a fascinating book, clearly argued and reasoned, with solid research underpinning the ideas. I look forward to reading it again and found it altered my views in a number of areas.
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