Analysis Of Men, Women, Sex, And Darwin, By Natalie Angier

Natalie Angier, a well-known author of multiple books and journalist for The New York Times, began her post-secondary education at the University of Michigan and finished at Barnard College, graduating with a high honor. Later on in her life, she published a controversial article in The New York Times over evolutionary psychology. According to Angier, evolutionary psychology refers to “the fundamental modules of human nature, most notably the essential nature of man and of woman” (Angier 161). Within the article, Men, Women, Sex, and Darwin, Angier attempts to argue against theories of evolutionary psychology by diving into the differences between men and women through cardinal premises. Angier provides a strong argument against theories of

In the beginning, the author explores the theory of women wanting “a man who seems rich, stable, and ambitious.” (Angier 162). In other words, women tend to desire men willing to contribute to their offspring and family as a whole. She further explains that evolutionary psychologists reveal that even financially-independent women desire a dominant male as a spouse. Angier, a financially-independent woman herself, seems to disagree with this theory, however, fails to provide an explanation for her reasoning or any examples to prove this. Although I partially agree with Angier because all women are different and have unique preferences, I also could concur with various women desiring a provider. From the Christian stand point, though, it various as well. There are some Christians that believe that it does not matter whether the male or female provides for the family and others that believe the men should. Owen Strachan, a Christian Theology professor, communicated within the article, “What Does the Bible Say About the Man Being the Breadwinner?” that “men are called by God to take responsibility for provision of their families” (qtd. in. O’neil). He further argues that men are created to be the “primary leader”, whether that means the provider, protector, or ultimate decision-maker and refers to

As for the sex drive differences between the two genders, Angier explains that “men have the naturally higher sex drive, yet all the laws, customs, punishments, shame, strictures, mystiques and antimystiques are aimed with full hominid fury at that tepid, sleepy, hypoactive creature, the female libido” (Angier 166). It appears that Angier does not agree that only the women are punished for these actions. This is understandable because although women took part in the behavior, men are thought to be the ones with the higher sexual desire. Also, from a Christian perspective, it is significant to note that a sin is a sin. Both the man and woman gave in to the behavior, therefore, they both sinned equally. If the Bible says that all sins are equal, then why are women only being punished for this type of sin by losing their reputation and being treated as a lesser