false 2360811 1 <P>Has evolution made men promiscuous skirt chasers? Pop-Darwinian claims about men's irrepressible heterosexuality have become increasingly common, and increasingly common excuses for men's sexual aggression. The Caveman Mystique traces such claims about the hairier sex through evolutionary science and popular culture. After outlining the social and historical context of the rise of pop-Darwinism's assertions about male sexuality and their appeal to many men, Martha McCaughey shows how evolutionary discourse can get lived out as the biological truth of male sexuality. Although evolutionary scientists want to use their theories to solve social problems, evolutionary narratives get invoked by men looking for a Darwinian defense of bad-boy behaviors. McCaughey argues that evolution has nearly replaced religion as a moral guide for understanding who we are and what we must overcome to be good people. Bringing together insights from the fields of science studies, body studies, feminist theory, and queer theory, The Caveman Mystique offers a fresh understanding of science, science popularization, and the impact of science on men's identities, making a convincing case for deconstructing, rather than defending, the caveman. </P> 2367578 19 10 2007 The Caveman Mystique: Pop-Darwinism and the Debates Over Sex, Violence, and Science total:5|5:2|4:3| 5 22 21 3 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 08:28:06 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 08:35:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 15 17:46:28 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 13 10:11:13 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 15 17:46:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Sep 28 03:54:39 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 03:55:09 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 22:53:24 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 22:53:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 18:46:21 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 18:46:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 11:29:02 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 19:34:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 22 16:07:37 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:07:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 13:18:21 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 13:18:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 20 21:46:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 14:25:49 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 21:46:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 20:29:44 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 20:29:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 16 07:10:35 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 07:10:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 15 06:52:51 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 06:52:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 13 17:12:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 17:12:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 21 14:53:14 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 16:18:37 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 14:53:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 24 05:58:29 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 05:58:32 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Nov 12 05:56:04 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 05:56:04 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 07 13:12:29 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 13:12:29 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 22 08:45:25 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 08:45:25 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 15 06:26:01 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 06:26:46 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Apr 20 18:35:54 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 18:36:00 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2360811