The Evolution of Human Sexuality
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The Evolution of Human Sexuality is a landmark 1979 book by anthropologist Donald Symons that applies evolutionary theory to explain the origins and functions of human sexual behavior.
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| The Evolution of Human Sexuality canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Evolution of Human Sexuality Context triple: [Donald Symons, notableWork, The Evolution of Human Sexuality]
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A.
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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Sex, Evolution, and Behavior
Sex, Evolution, and Behavior is an influential book that applies evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology to explain patterns of sexual behavior and reproductive strategies in humans and other animals.
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Sex and Evolution
Sex and Evolution is a seminal 1975 book by evolutionary biologist George C. Williams that analyzes the evolutionary origins and adaptive significance of sexual reproduction.
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The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
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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Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male is Alfred Kinsey’s landmark 1948 scientific study that revolutionized the understanding of human sexuality through large-scale empirical research and statistical analysis.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Evolution of Human Sexuality Target entity description: The Evolution of Human Sexuality is a landmark 1979 book by anthropologist Donald Symons that applies evolutionary theory to explain the origins and functions of human sexual behavior.
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A.
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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B.
Sex, Evolution, and Behavior
Sex, Evolution, and Behavior is an influential book that applies evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology to explain patterns of sexual behavior and reproductive strategies in humans and other animals.
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C.
Sex and Evolution
Sex and Evolution is a seminal 1975 book by evolutionary biologist George C. Williams that analyzes the evolutionary origins and adaptive significance of sexual reproduction.
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D.
The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
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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E.
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male is Alfred Kinsey’s landmark 1948 scientific study that revolutionized the understanding of human sexuality through large-scale empirical research and statistical analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic book
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropology
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evolutionary biology ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| argues |
male and female sexual psychologies differ due to different reproductive constraints
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many aspects of human sexuality are products of natural selection ⓘ |
| author | Donald Symons ⓘ |
| considered | foundational text in evolutionary approaches to human sexuality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiquedFor |
limited consideration of social and cultural factors
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perceived biological determinism ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark work on human sexuality ⓘ |
| examines |
female sexual behavior
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male sexual behavior ⓘ mate choice ⓘ reproductive strategies ⓘ sex differences in sexuality ⓘ sexual selection in humans ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
functions of human sexual behavior
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origins of human sexual behavior ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology literature
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evolutionary psychology literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
evolutionary psychology of sex
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research on human mating strategies ⓘ sociobiology debates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
evolutionary theory
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human sexuality ⓘ sexual behavior ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial claims about sex differences
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extensive cross-cultural discussion of sexuality ⓘ systematic application of evolutionary theory to human sexual behavior ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
evolutionary psychology
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sociobiology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
anthropologists
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evolutionary biologists ⓘ psychologists ⓘ scholars of human behavior ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Darwinian adaptationism
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evolutionary theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | late 20th century debates on sociobiology ⓘ |
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