Explores the X chromosome in human life, history, and culture, including the role it plays in gender, disease, and, possibly, sexuality; and discusses its evolutionary future.
choosing boys over girls, and the consequences of a world full of men
Hvistendahl, Mara
2012
The world is becoming increasingly male, and this mismatch is likely to create profound social upheaval. Historically, eras in which there have been an excess of men have produced periods of violent conflict and instability. Mara Hvistendahl has written a stunning, impeccably-researched book that does not flinch from examining not only the consequences of the misbegotten policies of sex selection but Western complicity with them"--.
Explores the X chromosome in human life, history, and culture, including the role it plays in gender, disease, and, possibly, sexuality; and discusses its evolutionary future.
