Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty

9 Anmeldelser

3.3

Længde
10T 1M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Personlig udvikling

A provocative and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, skewering the myth that the pursuit of beauty is a learned behavior.

In Survival of the Prettiest, Nancy Etcoff, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a practicing psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, argues that beauty is neither a cultural construction, an invention of the fashion industry, nor a backlash against feminism—it's in our biology.

Beauty, she explains, is an essential and ineradicable part of human nature that is revered and ferociously pursued in nearly every civilization—and for good reason. Those features to which we are most attracted are often signals of fertility and fecundity. When seen in the context of a Darwinian struggle for survival, our sometimes extreme attempts to attain beauty—both to become beautiful ourselves and to acquire an attractive partner—suddenly become much more understandable. Moreover, if we understand how the desire for beauty is innate, then we can begin to work in our own interests, and not just the interests of our genetic tendencies.

© 2019 Tantor Media (Lydbog): 9781977339546

Release date

Lydbog: 19. februar 2019

Andre kan også lide...

  1. What Do Women Want?: Adventures in the Science of Female Desire Daniel Bergner
  2. Happy Singlehood: The Rising Acceptance and Celebration of Solo Living Elyakim Kislev
  3. Good Chemistry: The Science of Connection from Soul to Psychedelics: The Science of Connection, from Soul to Psychedelics Julie Holland
  4. Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity Peggy Orenstein
  5. On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss David Kessler
  6. Character Disturbance: The Phenomenon of Our Age George K. Simon, Jr., Ph.D.
  7. Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape Peggy Orenstein
  8. The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help Jackson Katz
  9. Why Do Men Have Nipples? Mark Leyner
  10. Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences Leonard Sax
  11. The Unspeakable Mind: Stories of Trauma and Healing from the Frontlines of PTSD Science Shaili Jain, M.D.
  12. The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change Bee Wilson
  13. What’s Your Type?: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing Merve Emre
  14. Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome Ty Tashiro
  15. Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the Planet, and Fuel Your Resistance One Meal at a Time Carol J. Adams
  16. Caring for Your Newborn: Secrets from an Expert Pediatrician Dennis Kuo
  17. The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Sensitive People Struggle and How All Can Thrive Dr W. Thomas Boyce
  18. A Grain of Salt: The Science and Pseudoscience of What We Eat Dr. Joe Schwarcz
  19. Get on Top: Of Your Pleasure, Sexuality & Wellness: A Vagina Revolution Meika Hollender
  20. Before and After Loss: A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Our Brain Lisa M. Shulman, MD
  21. PTSD: A Short History Allan V. Horwitz
  22. McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality Ronald E Purser
  23. Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage Stephanie Coontz
  24. Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing Pete Davis
  25. The Pleasure Principle: Epicureanism: A Philosophy for Modern Living Catherine Wilson
  26. Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD
  27. The Feminine Mistake Leslie Bennetts
  28. The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist's Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults Frances E. Jensen
  29. Thriving with Social Anxiety: Daily Strategies for Overcoming Anxiety and Building Self-Confidence Hattie C. Cooper
  30. Cinderella Ate My Daughter Peggy Orenstein
  31. Seeing Red: The One Book Every Woman Needs to Read. Period. Kirsten Karchmer
  32. Why Food Matters Paul Freedman
  33. On Being A Therapist Jeffrey A. Kottler
  34. You Just Don't Understand Deborah Tannen
  35. Love Sex Again: A Gynecologist Finally Fixes the Issues That Are Sabotaging Your Sex Life Lauren Streicher
  36. Vagina: A re-education: A re-education Lynn Enright
  37. She-ology: The Definitive Guide to Women’s Intimate Health. Period. Sherry A. Ross
  38. A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion Fay Bound Alberti
  39. Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences Cordelia Fine
  40. Speaking for Ourselves: Conversations on Life, Music, and Autism Michael B. Bakan
  41. Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion Wendy Suzuki
  42. The Feminist Financial Handbook: A Modern Woman’s Guide to a Wealthy Life Brynne Conroy
  43. Out of My Skull: The Psychology of Boredom James Danckert
  44. Sex from Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules Sarah Mirk

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet