RAISING DARWIN'S CONSCIOUSNESS: FEMALES AND EVOLUTIONARY THEORY

RAISING DARWIN'S CONSCIOUSNESS: FEMALES AND EVOLUTIONARY THEORY

Early studies of primate social behavior were distorted by observational, methodological, and ideological biases that caused researchers to overlook active roles played by females in the social lives of monkeys. Primatology provides a particularly well documented case illustrating why research progr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Zygon 1990-06, Vol.25 (2), p.129-137
1. Verfasser: Hrdy, Sarah Blafler
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Bias
Biology
Darwinism
Evolution
Evolutionary Theories
feminist critiques
History of science and technology
Life sciences
Monkeys & apes
Palaeontology
evolution
genetics
Primates
primatology
Sex Differences
Sex discrimination
sex roles
Sex Stereotypes
Sexism
Social Science Research
Sociobiology
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Zusammenfassung:Early studies of primate social behavior were distorted by observational, methodological, and ideological biases that caused researchers to overlook active roles played by females in the social lives of monkeys. Primatology provides a particularly well documented case illustrating why research programs in the social and natural sciences need multiple studies that enlist researchers from diverse backgrounds
ISSN:0591-2385
1467-9744
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9744.1990.tb00875.x