Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures

incelicious · 2018-11-20T18:01:40+00:00

This paper is a gold mine:

In mating systems where males invest parentally, selection

should favor males who act to insure that their

investment is directed toward their own offspring and not

the offspring of another male. Sexual jealousy is one

mechanism that has been proposed to increase paternity

probability (Daly et al. 1982). Male sexual jealousy presumably

functions to guard a mate and to dissuade intrasexual

competitors, thus lowering the likelihood of alien

insemination. Daly et al. (1982) and Daly & Wilson (1988)

present compelling evidence that many homicides and

much male violence stem from male sexual jealousy.

Another possible paternity probability mechanism is

valuation of chastity in a potential mate (Dickemann

1981). Males who preferred chaste females in our environment

of evolutionary adaptedness, ceteris paribus,

presumably enjoyed greater reproductive success than

males who were indifferent to the sexual contact that a

potential mate had with other males. Prior to the use of

modern contraceptive devices, chastity of a potential

mate would provide a cue to paternity confidence. Assuming

some temporal stability to behavioral proclivities,

chastity would also provide a cue to the future fidelity of a

selected mate. A male failing to express such a preference

would risk wasting the time and effort involved in

courtship and would risk investing in offspring that were

not his (Daly & Wilson 1983; Dickemann 1981).

Full paper

https://sci-hub.tw/10.1017/S0140525X00023992

carlessinvestment · 2018-11-21T09:51:11+00:00

David Buss also has IMO the best introductory book on evolutionary psychology, Evolutionary Psychology: the New Science of the Mind. His article "Mate Preference Mechanisms: Consequences for Partner Choice and Intrasexual Competition" in the Adapted Mind is likewise worth a read.

Title	Sex differences in human mate preferences: Evolutionary hypotheses tested in 37 cultures
Author	TrannyPornO
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Date	November 20, 2018 3:23 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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