Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide by Garcia, Hector A.

Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide

An evolutionary psychologist traces the roots of political divisions back to our primate ancestors and male-dominated social...
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Author: Hector A. Garcia
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Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide by Garcia, Hector A.

Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide

$47.58

Sex, Power, and Partisanship: How Evolutionary Science Makes Sense of Our Political Divide

$47.58
Author: Hector A. Garcia
Format: Paperback
Language: English
An evolutionary psychologist traces the roots of political divisions back to our primate ancestors and male-dominated social hierarchies. Through the lens of evolutionary science, this book offers a novel perspective on why we hold our political ideas, and why they are so often in conflict. Drawing on examples from across the animal kingdom, clinical psychologist Hector A. Garcia reveals how even the most complex political processes can be influenced by our basic drives to survive and reproduce--including the policies we back, whether we are liberal or conservative, and whether we are inspired or repelled by the words of a president. The author demonstrates how our political orientations derive from an ancestral history of violent male competition, surprisingly influencing how we respond to issues as wide-ranging as affirmative action, women's rights, social welfare, abortion, foreign policy, and even global warming. Critically, the author shows us how our instinctive political tribalism can keep us from achieving stable, functioning societies, and offers solutions for rising above our ancestral past.

Author: Hector A. Garcia
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781633885141


Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2019

About the Author
Hector A. Garcia, Psy.D., is the author of Alpha God: The Psychology of Religious Violence and Oppression. He is an assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in combat veterans. He has published extensively on evolutionary psychology, stress and politics in organizations, and the interplay between war and masculine identity.


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