TY - BOOK AU - Garcia, Hector A. TI - Sex, power, and partisanship: how evolutionary science makes sense of our political divide SN - 9781633885141 U1 - 320.019 PY - 2019/// CY - New York PB - Prometheus Books KW - Political psychology KW - Social evolution KW - Male domination (Social structure) KW - Behavior evolution KW - Biopolitics N1 - Table of Content: The Evolutionary Model: Why, How, and Caveats How Nature Shapes Psychology Openness to Experience Fear of Outsiders Inbreeding and Outbreeding The Benefits of Outbreeding The Benefits of Inbreeding The Dangers of Germs The Dangers of Men Should We Outsmart Our Genes? Theory of Mind Theory of Mind: Differences between Women and Men Theory of Mind: Differences between Liberals and Conservatives Empathy Differences between Females and Males Empathy Differences between Liberals and Conservatives Differences in Facial Expressions between Females and Males Differences in Facial Expressions between Liberals and Conservatives Language Differences between Females and Males Language Differences between Liberals and Conservatives Eye Gaze Differences between Females and Males Eye Gaze Differences between Liberals and Conservatives Egalitarianism versus Competitiveness between Females and Males Contents note continued: Egalitarianism versus Competition between Liberals and Conservatives Cognitive Differences: Preference for Closed, Rule-Based Systems between Females and Males Cognitive Differences: Preference for Closed, Rule-Based Systems between Liberals and Conservatives Differences in Social Rules between Females and Males Differences in Social Rules between Liberals and Conservatives Evolved Utility Rank and Resource Redistribution: The Liberal Endeavor Competition for Food and Sex among Apes Competition for Food and Sex among Men Men and Their Numbers Strategy How Numbers Strategies Drive Inequality Social Dominance Orientation Shared Genes, SDO, and Male Violence Of Large Apes and Big Men Alpha Gods and the Men Who Represent Them Big Men on the Left Right-Wing Authoritarianism Denuded War as the Source of RWA Suppressing Competition and In-Group Order Conformity and Order Contents note continued: The Defensive Game of Male Mate Competition Case Studies of Conservatism as Male Sexual Control The Islamic World America Abortion Growing a Bigger Clan On the Broader Dangers of Sexual Control Why Women Are More Liberal Liberalism and Long-Term Mating Liberalism, Resources, and Short-Term Mating Why All Women Aren't Democrats Germs Women and Their Male Alliances Sexy Sons: How Women Can Love a Despot Rape Fears Women in Government Blindness How Fear Trumps Knowledge Global Warming Evolution How Our Evolved Psychology Is Used to Exploit Us Becoming Sighted Closing Thoughts. N2 - 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. http://prometheusbooks.com/books/9781633885141 ER -