The plight of the American Indian, the real meaning of equal opportunity, and sociogenic brain damage are among the subjects examined by Professor Montagu in this edition of his classic work.

"An iconoclast, Montagu wields his encyclopedic knowledge of physical anthropology to show how women's biological, genetic, and physical characteristics make her not only man's equal, but his superior.

Studies the issue of race to clarify the reader's thinking by looking at race and society, culture, and psychological factors.

In this new, revised edition of his landmark book, Montagu compels us to reevaluate the way we think about growth and development, in all its phases, throughout life.

"A pioneering work."--Steven Smith, University of Essex

This second edition contains eight additional essays, strengthening the book's sustained and reasoned criticism of the still fashionable contention that ethologists can understand human behavior by observing that of lower animals.