Abstract
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 history • Assessing the weak selection pressures hypothesis of attraction • Assessing the male choice hypothesis of attraction • Evolution 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.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030539252 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030539245 |
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| Publication status | Published - 6 Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Bisexuality
- Evolutionary origins of attraction
- Evolutionary psychology
- Gender and sexuality
- Historical evidence of homosexualtiy
- History of sexuality
- Homosexuality
- Male choice hypothesis
- Same-sex attraction
- Same-sex attraction in historical societies
- Same-sex marriage
- Sexual behaviour
- Sexual fluidity
- Sexual orientation