The evolution of same-sex attraction / Menelaos Apostolou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Apostolou, Menelaos, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality--Genetic aspects.

Homosexuality.

Homosexuality--Psychological aspects.

Evolutionary psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]

System Details:

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Contents:

Chapter 1: What is to be explained?

Chapter 2: The genetic basis of same-sex attraction

Chapter 3: Environmental factors affecting same-sex attraction

Chapter 4: Evolutionary theories on same-sex attraction

Chapter 5: Same-sex attraction in human history: Classical Greece, Imperial Rome and Christian Europe

Chapter 6: Same-sex attraction in human history: Central and South America, Islamic world, and Asia

Chapter 7: Assessing the evidence from the historical record

Chapter 8: The Weak Selection Pressures Hypothesis

Chapter 9: The weak selection pressures hypothesis: Regulation of mating, male-male competition and social consequences

Chapter 10: The weak selection pressures hypothesis: Male-tolerance, forced sex and desire to have children

Chapter 11: The male choice hypothesis

Chapter 12: Assessing the male choice hypothesis

Chapter 13: Positive selection on male homosexuality

Chapter 14: The evolution of same-sex attraction in men and women.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

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ISBN:

9783030539252

3030539253

Publisher Number:

99986012385

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