LING 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Physical Attractiveness, Kin Selection
13 May 2017
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Women bear the highest cost of reproduction. There is some sexual dimorphism in humans (males are somewhat larger on average than females body size) in surveys: Men value youth and physical attractiveness more than women (signals health and an ability to produce healthy children) Women value social and financial status more than men (signals ability to contribute and raising children stability and security) Men desire polygamy more than women (more mates for men = more children, one good mate for women = a source of stable support for her children) Criticisms of evolutionary accounts of human sexual behaviours: Unlike animal species every mating arrangement is seen in humans both across and within cultures (polygamy, polyandry, monogamy, male parental care, no male parental care) Preference for status not shared by all females, and preference for youth and attractiveness not shared by all males. How to interpret the range of sexual behaviour in.
