The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
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The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating is a landmark book in evolutionary psychology that explores how natural selection has shaped human mating strategies, preferences, and behaviors across cultures.
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| The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating canonical | 4 |
| The Evolution of Desire | 1 |
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Target entity: The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating Context triple: [David M. Buss, notableWork, The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating]
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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
"Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind" is a foundational textbook by David M. Buss that explains human thought and behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory and adaptation.
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Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is Sigmund Freud’s foundational 1905 work that outlines his psychoanalytic theories of psychosexual development, infantile sexuality, and the structure of sexual drives.
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Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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E.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating Target entity description: The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating is a landmark book in evolutionary psychology that explores how natural selection has shaped human mating strategies, preferences, and behaviors across cultures.
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A.
Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind
"Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind" is a foundational textbook by David M. Buss that explains human thought and behavior through the lens of evolutionary theory and adaptation.
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B.
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies
Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies is a landmark anthropological study by Margaret Mead that examines gender roles and cultural variation through fieldwork in three New Guinea societies.
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C.
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality
Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality is Sigmund Freud’s foundational 1905 work that outlines his psychoanalytic theories of psychosexual development, infantile sexuality, and the structure of sexual drives.
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D.
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis
Sociobiology: The New Synthesis is a landmark 1975 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that founded the modern field of sociobiology by applying evolutionary theory to the study of social behavior in animals and humans.
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E.
Eros and Civilization
Eros and Civilization is a 1955 philosophical work by Herbert Marcuse that blends Marxist and Freudian ideas to critique modern industrial society and imagine a non-repressive, liberated future.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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evolutionary psychology book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| addresses |
conflicts between the sexes
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context-dependent mating strategies ⓘ infidelity ⓘ mate guarding ⓘ romantic love as an evolved adaptation ⓘ |
| argues |
human mating behavior is shaped by ancestral adaptive problems
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mate preferences are partly universal across cultures ⓘ men and women evolved different mating strategies ⓘ |
| author | David M. Buss ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiquedFor |
emphasis on sex differences
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evolutionary interpretations of gender roles ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
how natural selection shaped human mating strategies
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jealousy and sexual conflict ⓘ long-term mating strategies ⓘ mate attraction ⓘ mate poaching ⓘ mate retention ⓘ sex differences in mating psychology ⓘ short-term mating strategies ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | adaptationist view of human mating ⓘ |
| influencedField |
evolutionary psychology
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relationship science ⓘ sex differences research ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academics in psychology
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general readers interested in relationships ⓘ students of human behavior ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive cross-cultural data on mate preferences
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popularizing evolutionary approaches to human mating ⓘ |
| subject |
cross-cultural psychology
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evolutionary psychology ⓘ human mating ⓘ human sexuality ⓘ mate preferences ⓘ sexual selection ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Darwinian evolution
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parental investment theory ⓘ sexual selection theory ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
cross-cultural surveys
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evolutionary hypothesis testing ⓘ questionnaire studies ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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Buss
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