Handbook of the Evolution of Human Sexuality

ISBN-13: 9780789035080 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 408 str.

Michael R. Kauth

Opis

Human sexuality can be better understood by knowing how sexual psychologies may have evolved throughout the ages. Handbook of the Evolution of Human Sexuality presents a detailed examination of human sexuality, the assumptions about concepts and terms pertaining to sexuality, and the latest theories on the evolution of human sexual attraction. Leading experts explore various aspects of evolutionary theory, with a focus on Evolutionary Psychology (EP). Discussions include mate preferences, mating behavior, mate signaling, pheromones, and same-sex attraction. This comprehensive source also presents three groundbreaking theories of the evolution of same-sex attraction.

Spis treści

• The Evolution of Human Sexuality: An Introduction (Michael R. Kauth)
• A Brief History of the Theory of Evolution: Context, Concepts, Assumptions, and Sexuality (Michael R. Kauth)
• The Origins of Human Sexual Culture: Sex, Gender, and Social Control (Timothy Taylor)
• The Evolution of Sexual Pleasure (Felicia De la Garza-Mercer)
• The Evolutionary Psychology of Human Mate Choice: How Ecology, Genes, Fertility, and Fashion Influence Mating Strategies (Jon A. Sefcek, Barbara H. Brumbach, Geneva Vasquez, and Geoffrey F. Miller)
• Sexual Strategies Across Sexual Orientations: How Personality Traits and Culture Relate to Sociosexuality Among Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Heterosexuals (David P. Schmitt)
• Function and Phylogeny: The Evolution of Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Primates (Paul L. Vasey)
• The Evolution of Plasticity in Female-Female Desire (Lisa M. Diamond)
• The Evolution of Male-Male Sexual Behavior in Humans: The Alliance Theory (Frank Muscarella)
• The Mind’s Eyes: Human Pheromones, Neuroscience, and Male Sexual Preferences (James V. Kohl)
• Epilogue: Implications for Conceptualizing Human Sexuality (Michael R. Kauth)
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Michael R. Kauth