The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Springer International Publishing | e druk, 2021
ISBN13: 9783030539276
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the evolutionary origins of same-sex attraction, evaluating multiple existing evolutionary theories. It combines empirical findings with theoretical arguments in order to review evidence on the prevalence rates of same-sex attraction and determine its genetic and environmental basis.

Among the topics addressed:
Attitudes towards same-sex attraction across human historyAssessing the weak selection pressures hypothesis of attractionAssessing the male choice hypothesis of attractionEvolution of same-sex attraction in men versus women

The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction will be of interest to academics and students of evolutionary and psychological sciences, filling a gap in literature on the origins of specifically same-sex attraction.

 

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ISBN13:9783030539276
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Springer International Publishing

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<div>Chapter 1: What is to be explained?.-&nbsp;Chapter 2: The genetic basis of same-sex attraction.-&nbsp;Chapter 3: Environmental factors affecting same-sex attraction.-&nbsp;Chapter 4: Evolutionary theories on same-sex attraction.-&nbsp;Chapter 5: Same-sex attraction in human history: Classical Greece, Imperial Rome and Christian Europe.-&nbsp;Chapter 6: Same-sex attraction in human history: Central and South America, Islamic world, and Asia.-&nbsp;Chapter 7: Assessing the evidence from the historical record.-&nbsp;Chapter 8: The Weak Selection Pressures Hypothesis.-&nbsp;Chapter 9: The weak selection pressures hypothesis: Regulation of mating, male-male competition and social consequences.-&nbsp;Chapter 10: The weak selection pressures hypothesis: Male-tolerance, forced sex and desire to have children.-&nbsp;Chapter 11: The male choice hypothesis.-&nbsp;Chapter 12: Assessing the male choice hypothesis.-&nbsp;Chapter 13: Positive selection on male homosexuality.-&nbsp;Chapter 14: The evolution of same-sex attraction in men and women.</div>

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