Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Weekes-Shackelford, Viviana A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Shackelford, Todd K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Evolutionary Psychology,
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Sociology.; Experiential research.; Sexual behavior.; Sexual psychology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Sexual Behavior.; Gender Studies.; Psychology Research.

As we progress as a species, questions and controversies continue to surround sexuality, monogamy, perceptions of attractiveness, and sexual coercion. Yet no matter how intricate the issues and concepts become, we are still able to find valuable clues in our ancestral legacy.  Evolutionary Perspecti...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Section 1: Introduction to Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior
• Evaluating Evidence of Mate Preference Adaptations: How Do We Really Know What Homo sapiens sapiens Really Want?
• Section 2: Sexual Adaptations in Men
• Adaptation and sexual offending
• Sexual selection on human voices
• Agreement and individual differences in men’s preferences for women’s facial characteristics
• Male adaptations to female ovulation
• (Mis)reading the signs: Men’s perception of women’s sexual interest
• Bodily Attractiveness as a Window to Women’s Fertility and Reproductive Value
• Social and environmental conditions intensifying male competition for resources, status, and mates lead to increased male mortality
• Male production of humor produced by sexually selected psychological adaptations
• Male adaptations to retain a mate
• Section 3: Sexual Adaptations in Women
• Evolutionary psychology and rape avoidance
• Female orgasm
• Female adaptations to ovulation
• Women’s preferences for male facial features
• Women’s disgust adaptations
• Female Perceptions of Male Body Movements
• Intrasexual Competition and other Theories of Eating Restriction
• Attractiveness and rivalry in women’s same-sex friendships
• Section 4: Conclusions and Future Directions for Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior
• Evolutionary perspectives on homosexual psychology and behavior
• Reflections on the Evolution of Human Sex Differences: Social Selection and the Evolution of Competition among Women.