Diferentes

The great primate scholar Frans de Waal addresses in Different the current and debated prevalence of gender (the cultural division between masculine and feminine) over sex (the biological division between males and females). He also explores both the genetic and cultural conditioning factors that underlie human behavior and the differences in aggressiveness, cooperation, or competition between male and female chimpanzees and bonobos, and their reflection in male-female relationships. Refuting theories that all behavior is dictated by genetic inheritance, the author highlights what monkeys and primates can teach us about identity and sexual activity. It is time to abandon myths such as that of greater male sexual impulsiveness compared to female or those related to homosexuality (present in more than four hundred animal species) or the trans world (a condition that also exists in the animal kingdom). De Waal illustrates his often contentious arguments with delightful anecdotal stories about the animals he has studied throughout his long career.