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Feminists, Fear Not Evolutionary Theory, but Remain Very Cautious of Evolutionary Psychology

Who’s Afraid of Charles Darwin? Debating Feminism and Evolutionary Theory. By Griet Vandermassen, Lanham, MD, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005. 227 pp. (paperback), ISBN-10: 074254351X

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Liesen, L.T. Feminists, Fear Not Evolutionary Theory, but Remain Very Cautious of Evolutionary Psychology. Sex Roles 64, 748–750 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-010-9857-4

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