Today, genes are called upon to explain almost every aspect of our lives, from social inequalities to health, sexual preference and criminality. Based...
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Today, genes are called upon to explain almost every aspect of our lives, from social inequalities to health, sexual preference and criminality. Based on Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection, Evolutionary Psychology with its claim that "it's all in our genes" has become the most popular scientific theory of the late 20th century.
In recent years, however, many biologists and social scientists have begun to contest this new biological determinism and in this ground-breaking book, Hilary and Steven Rose have gathered together the leading and outspoken critics of this ideology.