Making Sense of Sex: How Genes And Gender Influence Our Relationships - Tapa dura

The authors integrate biological and anthropological findings with real-life stories of individuals to address the conundrums that surround male-female behavior and relationships. Drawing on the latest research in evolutionary biology, they trace the multifaceted gender gap to the basic, defining difference between males and females: that one makes sperm, the other, eggs. They show how that distinction explains why women and men differ in essential ways, exploring such questions as: Why are men more attracted than women to pornography, group sex, and one-night stands? Why are women the "gatekeepers" of sex? Why do women have orgasms?

David P. Barash is professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Wisconsin, and is the author of several books. Judith Eve Lipton received her M.D. from the University of North Carolina, trained in psychiatry at Stanford University, and now practices psychiatry in Seattle, Washington.