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
Citation
1
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1988-1
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