978-0-393-32695-6 / 9780393326956  Why We Do It: Rethinking Sex
and the Selfish Gene   Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
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About the book:  A major refutation of the almighty status of
genes in evolution and human behavior.  Why do people have sex?
Is it solely for the purpose of passing on genetic information,
or are there other reasons? "A candid, no-punches-pulled
interpreter of the core ideas of evolutionary biology" (Science
News), author Niles Eldredge unravels the origins of our coital
instincts. Whereas other scientists dismiss human sexuality as a
helpless response to the same deep-set biological imperatives
that govern the behavior of lesser animals, Eldredge points to
various examples of customs, taboos, laws, and other cultural
forces that run counter to our most primal desires. Directly
assaulting the reduction