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How different are the sexes? Is gender uniquely human? Where does gender identity originate?
Drawing on decades of observing chimpanzees and bonobos — our closest living relatives — world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores what we know of biological sex differences and of the role of culture and socialization. From maternal and paternal behavior to sexual orientation, gender identity and the limitations of the gender binary, de Waal analyses our shared evolutionary history with the apes, considering what is similar, and what sets us apart. Written with expert insight and engaging storytelling, Different delivers a fresh and thought-provoking understanding of the many remarkable potentials of the human species.
How different are the sexes? Is gender uniquely human? Where does gender identity originate?
Drawing on decades of observing chimpanzees and bonobos — our closest living relatives — world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores what we know of biological sex differences and of the role of culture and socialization. From maternal and paternal behavior to sexual orientation, gender identity and the limitations of the gender binary, de Waal analyses our shared evolutionary history with the apes, considering what is similar, and what sets us apart. Written with expert insight and engaging storytelling, Different delivers a fresh and thought-provoking understanding of the many remarkable potentials of the human species.
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