The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction
Menelaos Apostolou, "The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction"
English | ISBN: 3030539245 | 2020 | 279 pages | EPUB, PDF | 862 KB + 3 MB
English | ISBN: 3030539245 | 2020 | 279 pages | EPUB, PDF | 862 KB + 3 MB
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.