ANT211H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sexual Intercourse, Pair Bond, Hypersexuality
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Conspicuous deposits of fat on buttocks, hips & breasts. Human sexual intercourse: marked arousal from visual stimuli. Potential for female orgasm: mutual interest in intercourse throughout ovulatory cycle. Associated with recreational (vs procreational) sex status & dominance: manipulation of other individuals, material gain. Extends sex beyond reproductive value to variations in fetishism, & long term homosexual relationships. Evolution of monogamy: modern humans evolved hypersexuality to create strong pair bonds that provide a suitable environment to raise children. Criticisms of pair bond model: model based on monogamy. Centered on mating system of the western world. Fisher (1982) human sexuality is a female strategy to get paternal investment. Associated pair bond model with bipedalism: promiscuity model (morgan) Both male dominated promiscuous societies in which females are on the defensive. Human sexuality is a female strategy to maneuver & manipulate relations from a nondominant position. It has always been generally recognized that making sex more exciting does not necessarily favor monogamy .
