A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion
The 2000 MIT Press edition
AuthorRandy Thornhill, Craig T. Palmer
LanguageEnglish
GenreEvolutionary psychology
PublisherThe MIT Press
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States of America

A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion is a scientific history book by biologist Randy Thornhill and anthropologist Craig T. Palmer, first published in 2000, with a second edition with a new preface replying to Thornhill and Palmer's critics in 2001.[1] It argues that rape should be understood through evolutionary psychology. Thornhill and Palmer believe that the capacity for rape is either an adaptation or a byproduct of adaptative traits such as sexual desire and aggressiveness.[2] This hypothesis is controversial.[3]

A Natural History of Rape criticizes Susan Brownmiller's argument in Against Our Will that rape is not sexually motivated.[4] Brownmiller debated Thornhill and Palmer's theory with them on American public radio.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=8666
  2. ^ LeVay, Simon and Baldwin, Janice (2009). Human Sexuality, Third edition. Sinauer Associates, Inc. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-87893-424-9.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Coyne, Jerry (9 March 2000). "Rape as an adaptation". Nature. 404 (6774): 121–122. doi:10.1038/35004636. ((cite journal)): Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Thornhill, Randy & Palmer, Craig T. A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion. The MIT Press, 2000, pp. 133-135, 138-139.
  5. ^ Ochert, Ayala (4 Feb 2000). "Times Higher Education - Why men want to rape". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 8 May 2011.


Categories