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"Evolutionary Psychology" True... Except Where It Isn't

Fri, 2009-04-24 13:05 — figleaf

Megan of delivers the goods on the story that gendered promiscuity/monogamy is genetically determined.

The idea that men try to impregnate as many women as possible while women try to hold on to a provider is derived from fruit fly behavior. Its applicability to humans is becoming increasingly questionable.

There’s a ton more here. Go read it.

Bottom line: the sociobiological/ev-psych model of promiscuous men and monogamous women holds up quite well in (very contemporary in evolutionary terms) locations where… well… promiscuity in men and monogamy in women are either tolerated or encouraged. In other locations not so much.

If you’re an adult you can click for a possibly not-safe-for-work image.

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