Table of Contents -- Preface -- Notes on Dating -- 1. Theoretical Foundations -- Darwinian Social Science Redux -- Darwinian Foundations -- Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology -- Qualifiers -- The Contents of Human Nature -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 2. Beginnings -- African Genesis, African Exodus -- Big Brains -- The Language Instinct -- The Cultural Big Bang -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 3. Getting a Living -- To Hunt and to Gather -- Ancient Affluence? -- First Agriculture -- Tillers of the Sail -- Herders of Beasts -- Merchants and Traders -- Capitalists Small and Large -- Capitalists by Nature? -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 4. Foodways -- What's for Dinner? -- Sweets and Meats -- Strategic Foraging -- Sacred Cows and Abominable Pigs -- The Milky Way -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 5. FInding Mates -- Incest Avoidance and the Incest Taboo -- Sexual Selection -- Strategic Sex -- Mate Choice -- Dominant Males Litter the Landscape -- The Straight and the Gay -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 6. Family and Marriage -- Kith and Kin -- Father's Kin or Mother's? -- One WIfe or Many? -- One Husband or Many? -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 7. Parenthood -- Maternal Instincts -- A Child's-Eye View -- Many Children or Few? -- Sons or Daughters? -- Infanticidal Deeds -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 8. Gender -- Gender Everywhere -- Learning About Gender -- Gender Economies -- Men, Women, and Work -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 9. Status and Wealth -- Status Striving -- Status Striving Unleashed.

Status and Wealth in Modern Times -- Status Striving Run Amok -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 10. Power and Politics -- Struggling for Power -- Societies Without Bosses -- Chiefs on the Horizon -- Kings, Emperors, and Oriental Despots -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 11. Violence -- Murder, He Wrote -- Getting in Touch with Our Inner Chimp -- Killing Enemies: The Small Scale -- Killing Enemies: The Large Scale -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 12. Race and Ethnicity -- The Origins of Races -- Racism Then and Now -- Ethnic Primordialism -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 13. Religion -- Spirits, Gods, and Ritual Specialists -- Shamans and Healers -- Why Are People Religious? -- Religion in Its Socioecological Context -- The New Atheism -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- 14. Arts -- What Are the Arts? -- Visual Art -- Literature -- Music -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- References and Notes -- Epilogue: Evolution and Existence -- Bibliography -- Technical Terms -- Index.