Sperm Wars Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles

by Baker, Robin

• ISBN13: 9781560258483
• ISBN10: 1560258489
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-03
• Publisher: BASIC BOOKS

Summary

Published to acclaim and controversy a decade ago, Sperm Wars is a revolutionary thesis about sex that turned centuries-old biological assumptions on their head. Its thesis, that nature steers men to obsess over women while women seek the best genetic input on offer from potential sexual partners-meaning they're "meant" to sleep around-is now widely accepted. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Robin Baker is a bestselling author in the field of sexual biology whose books include SPERM WARS (Basic, 1996), BABY WARS (Ecco, 1999), and SEX IN THE FUTURE (Arcade, 2000). From 1980-96 he was Reader in Zoology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester, and he has over a hundred scientific papers and magazine articles to his name. His work and ideas on the evolution of human behavior have been featured in many television and radio programs around the world.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction to the 2006 Edition	xix
The Generation Game
Great Uncle Who?	1	(5)
Routine Sex
Normal Service	6	(10)
The Wet Sheet	16	(11)
Topping Up	27	(6)
Conception	33	(5)
Sperm Wars
A Chance Affair	38	(13)
A Sperm War	51	(7)
Counting the Cost
Doesn't He Look Like His Father?	58	(7)
Making Mistakes	65	(8)
Licking Infidelity	73	(7)
Checkmate	80	(10)
Secret Anticipation
A Double Life	90	(7)
Multiply, But Don't Divide	97	(8)
A Wet Dream	105	(4)
Successful Failure
Home for the Day	109	(6)
The Stress of It All	115	(14)
How Forgetful	129	(8)
Shopping Around for Genes
Spoilt for Choice	137	(16)
Fair Exchange	153	(8)
Tasteful Display	161	(10)
An Abandoned Selection?	171	(20)
The Climax of Influence
Finger on the Button	191	(9)
Dark Secret	200	(5)
Another Successful Failure	205	(7)
Correcting Mistakes	212	(10)
Putting It All Together	222	(14)
Learning the Gropes
Practice Makes Quite Good	236	(9)
Rough and Tumble	245	(19)
How to Con	264	(12)
One Way or Another
Best of Both Worlds	276	(18)
The Coming of Women	294	(13)
The Tenth Tonight	307	(12)
The Predator	319	(11)
Soldier, Soldier	330	(10)
Men Are All the Same	340	(9)
Exquisite Confusion	349	(17)
Final Score
Total Success	366