Men. Evolutionary and Life History
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Author(s): R. G. Bribiescas
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674022939
Format: hardback
306pp
Price: £18.95, $28.95, €26.70
Review Date: 14 November 2006
Review: The central topic of this book is whether men are different (from women or non-human males and if so, how and why? It looks at the physiological and evolutionary causes of the differences; the similarities of human males to males of other species, and whether they carry the evolutionary baggage of previous generations of mammals. Evolutionary theory (explaining the origins and development of species through time) and life history (which explains the evolution of important life events such as growth and reproduction in species) are intertwined and provide the guiding principles that motivate research. Here the author provides a new understanding of human male physiology and applies it to contemporary health issues such as prostate cancer, testosterone replacement therapy, and the development of male contraception.