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- Fills a gap in research specifically addressing evolutionary origins of same-sex attraction
- Provides a comprehensive argument for the evolutionary origins of same-sex attraction
- Includes an overview of existing theories, empirical findings, and theoretical arguments on the origins of same-sex attraction
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part III
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.
Keywords
- evolutionary psychology
- same-sex attraction
- bisexuality
- evolutionary origins of attraction
- sexual orientation
- same-sex attraction in historical societies
- history of sexuality
- homosexuality
- historical evidence of homosexualtiy
- sexual fluidity
- same-sex marriage
- male choice hypothesis
- gender and sexuality
- sexual behaviour
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
Menelaos Apostolou
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction
Authors: Menelaos Apostolou
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53925-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53924-5Published: 07 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53927-6Published: 08 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53925-2Published: 06 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 250
Topics: Gender and Sexuality, Sexual Behavior, Personality and Social Psychology