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Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Bodies, Behavior, And Brains--the Science Behind Sex, Love, And Attraction (2008)

by Jena Pincott(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0385342152 (ISBN13: 9780385342155)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Delacorte Press

review 1: Studies on sexuality have to be careful due to the high risk of getting caught up in societal norms and mistaking those as biologically-driven imperatives, and this book, unfortunately, commits that fallacy, made worse by the fact that it completely ignores a wide swath of the human sexual spectrum - pan-/bi-/homosexuality. I'm not sure this is a reflection of bias on the part of the author or on the part of the availability of source study material, but the author seems to think that assertions can be made about an entire sex based on studies of solely heterosexual dynamics, which is a risky, risky business to be in.
review 2: Parts of this book were fun and interesting to learn about. It took a deeper look into things you've probably read before like symmetry... more dictating attractiveness, pheromones, or the bizarre mix of genetic sameness and diversity we gravitate towards. I enjoyed hearing about the scientific studies and other cultures' preferences. However I found the author used the statement "we evolved" way too much. I think she was taking huge leaps and isolating a large group of readers by suggesting evolutionary origins to every single study of social behavior cited in the book. less

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