Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships

· Harper Collins
3.7
1.07K reviews
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“Sex at Dawn challenges conventional wisdom about sex in a big way. By examining the prehistoric origins of human sexual behavior the authors are able to expose the fallacies and weaknesses of standard theories proposed by most experts. This is a provocative, entertaining, and pioneering book. I learned a lot from it and recommend it highly.” — Andrew Weil, M.D.

 “Sex at Dawn irrefutably shows that what is obvious—that human beings, both male and female, are lustful—is true, and has always been so…. The more dubious its evidentiary basis and lack of connection with current reality, the more ardently the scientific inevitability of monogamy is maintained—even as it falls away around us.” — Stanton Peele, Ph.D.

A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you (think you) know about sex, monogamy, marriage, and family. In the words of Steve Taylor (The Fall, Waking From Sleep), Sex at Dawn is “a wonderfully provocative and well-written book which completely re-evaluates human sexual behavior and gets to the root of many of our social and psychological ills.”

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3.7
1.07K reviews
Rin Arakaki
January 8, 2022
A series of bad writing habits. Promiscuity or not-that-simplicity of monogamy is what many of us are simply aware of in our time so I wished the authors could have been more feeling settled and written the topic just plainly without being pretentious throughout the book.
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Kuechy Kou
August 3, 2015
Data gathered and well presented although, info. is not new. Good to bring awareness & acceptance of others however, can see people using book/data as an excuse to behave poorly at others expense.
228 people found this review helpful
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Sicebi Mthethwa
February 14, 2015
Forces one to face and deal with his authentic sexuality and natural wiring as opposed to what current social norm/framework tells us we should be. Difficult to refute the argument put forward here.
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About the author

Christopher Ryan, PhD, is a research psychologist. He lives in Barcelona, Spain.

Cacilda Jethá, MD, is a practicing psychiatrist. She lives in Barcelona, Spain.

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