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To: epicure who wrote (74340)	2/9/2000 11:36:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

It does call to mind the workers in anthills and beehives.

To: epicure who wrote (74340)	2/10/2000 11:37:00 AM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 108807

X, you might like to read the first chapter of the book, available at nytimes.com. It seems well written, though the review at nytimes.com found it a little dense. I think the part about "allomothers" has to be taken in context. From the review: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy relates how a reporter once asked Robert Trivers, the sociobiologist who coined the term 'parent-offspring conflict,' to comment on her work. 'My own view,' he replied, 'is that Sarah ought to devote more time and study and thought to raising a healthy daughter. That way misery won't keep traveling down the generations.' Although Trivers, as a working parent, failed to heed his own advice, Hrdy was haunted by a 'nagging anxiety lest Trivers was right.' . . . This is not just a book for mothers but one that will stimulate and challenge anyone interested in the relationship between parents and children. However, the sheer length of the text, a product of Hrdy's exhaustive search for evidence to bolster her beliefs, may frustrate some and weary others. Also, the book will irritate as well as inform, for Hrdy is insufficiently critical of the ideas she reviews and, perhaps mindful of the specter that Trivers raised, too ready to present only one side of the story. Cheers, Dan.