Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Sexual Psychology and Behavior

✍ Scribed by Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford, Todd K. Shackelford (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 419
• Series: Evolutionary Psychology
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume in the Springer Series in Evolutionary Psychology presents a state of the art view of the topic of sexuality and sexual behavior drawing on theoretical constructs and research of noted individuals in the field. Comprehensive and multi-disciplinary, this book seeks to provide a broad overview without sacrificing the complexity of a multi-faceted approach. The book is framed by introductory and closing sections that provide a context for the range of ideas contained within. Ample space is provided in designated sections that focus on key areas of sexuality from both male and female perspectives and that include information from primate studies. This volume can serve as a graduate text in sexual behavior in evolutionary terms and as a guide for further research.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evaluating Evidence of Mate Preference Adaptations: How Do We Really Know What Homo sapiens sapiens Really Want?....Pages 3-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Adaptation and Sexual Offending....Pages 43-67
Sexual Selection on Human Voices....Pages 69-86
Agreement and Individual Differences in Men’s Preferences for Women’s Facial Characteristics....Pages 87-102
Male Adaptations to Female Ovulation....Pages 103-117
(Mis)reading the Signs: Men’s Perception of Women’s Sexual Interest....Pages 119-133
Bodily Attractiveness as a Window to Women’s Fertility and Reproductive Value....Pages 135-152
Social and Environmental Conditions Intensifying Male Competition for Resources, Status, and Mates Lead to Increased Male Mortality....Pages 153-172
Male Production of Humor Produced by Sexually Selected Psychological Adaptations....Pages 173-196
Male Adaptations to Retain a Mate....Pages 197-205
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Evolutionary Psychology and Rape Avoidance....Pages 209-222
Female Orgasm....Pages 223-241
Female Adaptations to Ovulation....Pages 243-260
Women’s Preferences for Male Facial Features....Pages 261-275
Women’s Disgust Adaptations....Pages 277-296
Female Perceptions of Male Body Movements....Pages 297-322
Intrasexual Competition and Other Theories of Eating Restriction....Pages 323-346
Attractiveness and Rivalry in Women’s Same-Sex Friendships....Pages 347-365
Front Matter....Pages 367-367
Evolutionary Perspectives on Male Androphilia in Humans....Pages 369-391
Reflections on the Evolution of Human Sex Differences: Social Selection and the Evolution of Competition Among Women....Pages 393-412
Back Matter....Pages 413-418

✦ Subjects

Sexual Behavior; Gender Studies; Psychology Research