Sex At Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins Of Modern Sexuality (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
A lot of combative anthropology over characterizations of prehistoric man. Does pose some interesting challenges to a few ideas I took at face value from some of my other favorite academics though. The tone is a little defensive at times, but the book does offer a more holistic evolutionary understanding of human sexuality and the patterns thereof, and in many areas that are otherwise not openly discussed in the general American public. This book has interesting points and did make me consider the history of human sexuality. It was held back by two things: repetitiveness and the tone, which was quite often condescending. I skipped portions. While the authors may have a different view of past human sexuality (no monogamy here), they didn’t prove their point to me any more than folks who claim humans have been monogamous since the beginning of time have proved their point.
What do You think about Sex At Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins Of Modern Sexuality (2010)?
A very interesting look from an anthropological outlook at the development of human sexuality.
—doerther
