Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

9-2017

Abstract

Why do men and women come into conflict over mating and sex? This chapter examines the adaptive reasons, which trace back to key differences in minimum obligatory parental investment (Trivers 1972). Reflecting these differences, men tend to be relatively eager for casual sex, whereas women are relatively more cautious, requiring their sexual partners to be of higher quality or committed for a longer duration. As each side strives for its own reproductive interests, the other side’s strategy is often interfered with, resulting in conflict.

Keywords

Error management theory, Rape, Sexual aggression, Sexual conflict, Sexual harassment, Strategic interference

Discipline

Applied Behavior Analysis | Gender and Sexuality | Social Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science

Editor

T. K. Shackelford & V. Weekes-Shackelford

ISBN

9783319169996

Identifier

10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1988-1

Publisher

Springer

City or Country

Cham

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1988-1

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