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Sex is a theoretical puzzle because it is much older than we are. A primaryfact of biology sex has defined society from nearly the beginning of life onearth and as a result we cannot see its effects in our lives in evolutionarycomparisons with near primate or mammalian relatives. Sex is a puzzle toobecause it is often misconstrued in social science. It is not as many socialscientists believe a mere feature of a person like hair or skin color. Ratherit is a part played in the life of the species. This propensity to view sex asa personal feature has kept social science from seeing how sex figures in thesocial life of the species.Male and Female in Social Life presents a theoretical framework to describe howsex the division of our species between male and female brings life and orderto society. It argues that sex is the mainspring of social life and it tells usthe most about social dynamics and forms. The book centers on five chaptersthat describe four moments of human social life. Following an introductionchapter 2 begins with the first moment of social life unity of the species.Chapter 3 examines the second moment of social life division of the species.Chapter 4 citing play of the sexes as the third moment shows that sex is themain play of the species and thereby the main basis of social life. Chapters 5and 6 describe the fourth moment order of the species which includes themost basic arrangements of human society including female mate choice malecontest female care of the young sorority and fraternity family andbureaucratic organization. These later chapters present a threepart theory ofsocial order based on the play of the sexeswhile then offering evidence insupport of this theory by showing how disruptions and distortions in the playof the sexes in the recent history of the United States have broughtcompensating changes in social life. The book concludes with a summary of thebooks main points «
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