Knowingo
Mother Nature: A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection
What does evolution really say about mothers, and why are maternal feelings flexible rather than automatic?
At a glance
- Author
- Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Why read it
- You will question the old picture of the passive, selfless mother, which the author says came from moralists and Victorian evolutionists
- You will understand why help from fathers, relatives and others, not just the mother, matters for infant survival
- You will recognise the hard tradeoffs mothers face, which the author says have changed little since our foraging ancestors
Who it is for
- A new parent who wants an honest look at mixed feelings
- A working mother torn between her career and her baby's needs
- A student questioning gender stereotypes in science
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