184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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In our fast-paced world of technology and conveniences, the biological origins of women's inequality can be forgotten. This book offers a richer understanding of gender inequality by explaining a key cause-women's reproductive and lactation patterns. Until about 1900, infants nursed every fifteen minutes on average for two years because very frequent suckling prevented pregnancy. The practice... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Why the Search for Human Origins Stumbled; Chapter 2 From Primates to Humans; Chapter 3 The Hominids Appear; Chapter 4 Human Milk; Chapter 5 Subsistence Modes and Infant Diet; Chapter 6 The Future of Gender Inequality;
Biography
Joan Huber
“Huber shows why it is important for social scientists, anthropologists, and sociologists to include biological data in their research on sex and gender stratification. Recommended.”
—CHOICE
