Sperm Wars: The Science of Sex - Softcover

Baker, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0788160044 ISBN 13: 9780788160042

Publisher: Diane Pub Co, 1996

Synopsis

This revolutionary book demonstrates that sexual behavior is driven by neither the psyche nor the conscious mind, but by biological imperatives programmed into us millions of years ago. Argues that a man's sexual behavior is based on the expectation that his sperm will have to compete with other men's sperm to fertilize the descending egg, & women are programmed to promote this sperm warfare. Uses a series of fictional scenes involving some form of sexual contact, followed by an interpretation of each scene from the viewpoint of an evolutionary biologist. Provides a strikingly original & fascinating window into sexual behavior.

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Review:

If you've ever looked upon sperm as a little army of white-coated soldiers setting off to sack and pillage a barely pregnable fortress . . . well, you'd be right, according to this fascinating new book. Dr. Robin Baker, who has studied sperm and cervical mucus in much greater detail than anyone would've thought necessary, has come to some startling conclusions: that less than 1 percent of sperm is actually designed to fertilize an egg (the rest are there to block other men's sperm), and that 4 to 10 percent of all children born to married couples are in fact the offspring of other men, usually of higher socioeconomic status, with whom the mother had a short-term relationship.

About the Author:

Robin Baker is a lecturer at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester.

About this edition

• Publisher: Diane Pub Co
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0788160044
• ISBN 13: 9780788160042
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 319