Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, Biology - General & Miscellaneous, Mammals - Apes & Monkeys, Philosophy of Science - Social Aspects, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Physical Anthropology
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Overview
Haraway's discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising unsettling questions about models of the family and of heterosexuality in primate research.
Editorials
Library Journal
In this book, Haraway (biology, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz) claims there is a Western white male bias in theories of human evolution and culture and discusses the problems facing female scientists in this field. Shirley Strum, in Almost Human: A Journey into the World of Baboons ( LJ 10/15/87), described the resistance she met when her observations of baboons undermined theories of male social dominance. Haraway probes deeper into the origins of a male bias in primatology and provides interesing sketches of this science's founding fathers and recent women scientists. However, the dense prose and polemics of this book restrict its audience to scholars equipped to debate her views. For academic libraries.-- Beth Clewis, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Coll. Lib., Richmond, Va.Book Details
Published
August 22, 1990
Publisher
New York ; Routledge, 1989.
Pages
498
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780415902946