1st Edition
Sexual Selection Under Parental Choice The Evolution of Human Mating Behavior
By Menelaos Apostolou
Copyright 2014
192 Pages
by
Psychology Press
192 Pages
by
Psychology Press
192 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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Parents often disagree with their children over their choice of partner. Although the reasons may vary the outcome is very often one of conflict – a conflict peculiar to the human species. For the first time in one volume, Sexual Selection under Parental Choice employs an evolutionary perspective to understand this conflict and explore its implications.
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Preface. Introduction. 1: Parent-offspring Conflict over Mating: The Evolutionary Roots of Romeo and Juliet’s story. 2: Parent-Offspring Conflict over Mating: The Road Has more Turns. 3: Sexual Selection under Parental Choice: Evolution beyond the Peacock’s Tail. 4: From the Present to the Past: The Patterns of Mating During the Period of Human Evolution. 5: Parental Control over Mating through Social Institutions. 6: Social Structures and Parental Control over Mating. 7: The Art of Manipulation: Parental Influence over Mate Choice in Postindustrial Societies. 8: What Parents Want? In-law Preferences across Cultures. 9: Choose and Be Chosen. 10: Mate Choice without Parents. Postscript.
Biography
Menelaos Apostolou
