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We inherit mechanisms for success from our primeval past - none so certainly as those involved with reproduction. The hormone testosterone underlies the organization of activation of masculinity: It changes the body and brain to produce a male. It is involved not only in sexuality but in driving aggression, competitiveness, risk taking - all elements which were necessary for successful success and reproduction before. But these old systems are taken forward into a modern world. The old world designed the mind, however the modern world is designed by that brain. How can this world, with all its cultural, political, and interpersonal variations, deal with and control the primeval role of testosterone, which is still needed for the success of the kinds? Sex, aggression, winning, losing, gangs, warfare: The powerful ramifications of testosterone are entwined with them all. These are the substances of human history, so testosterone has played a central role inside our tale. In Testosterone Joe Herbert clarifies the nature of this potent hormone, how it operates in mammals generally speaking and in humans in particular, what we realize about its role in influencing various areas of behavior in men, and everything we are beginning to understand of its role in women. From rape to gang warfare among youths, understanding the workings of testosterone is crucial to permit us to manage its continuing powerful results in society.
