Sexual selection does not provide an adequate theory of sex differences in aggression

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 276-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice H. Eagly ◽  
Wendy Wood
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Adequate Account ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Biosocial Theory ◽  
Adequate Theory ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
Physical Attributes ◽  
Reproductive Activities

AbstractOur social role/biosocial theory provides a more adequate account of aggression sex differences than does Archer's sexual selection theory. In our theory, these sex differences arise flexibly from sociocultural and ecological forces in interaction with humans' biology, as defined by female and male physical attributes and reproductive activities. Our comments elaborate our theory's explanations for the varied phenomena that Archer presents.

scholarly journals Sex differences in the developmental antecedents of aggression

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 269-270
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Boden
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Social Role Theory ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
Developmental Antecedents

AbstractArcher examines sex differences in aggression, and argues that these differences may be better explained by sexual selection theory than by social role theory. This commentary examines sex differences in the developmental antecedents of aggression and violence, and presents a preliminary framework for examining whether the observed sex differences amongst these developmental antecedents can also be accounted for by sexual selection theory.

scholarly journals Sexual selection in females across the animal tree of life

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salom&eacute Fromonteil ◽  
Lennart Winkler ◽  
Lucas Marie-Orleach ◽  
Tim Janicke
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Sexual Reproduction ◽  
Tree Of Life ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
Males And Females

The pioneers of sexual selection theory proposed that males are generally "eager" whereas females are rather "coy" with respect to mating. This male-centred perspective on sexual selection continues to permeate our perception of sex differences across disciplines. Despite an increased awareness that females also compete for mating partners, we still tend to consider sexual selection in females a rare peculiarity. Here we present meta-analytic evidence from 72 species across a broad range of animal taxa to show that sexual selection in females is widespread and should be considered the norm rather than the exception. Thereby, our results extend our general understanding of sexual reproduction and may contribute to a more balanced perspective of how sexual selection operates in both males and females.

scholarly journals There's no contest: Human sex differences are sexually selected

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 286-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Pound ◽  
Martin Daly ◽  
Margo Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Human Sex Differences ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Perspective Drawing ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
Willingness To Engage

AbstractAn evolutionary psychological perspective drawing on sexual selection theory can better explain sex differences in aggression and violence than can social constructionist theories. Moreover, there is accumulating evidence that, in accordance with predictions derived from sexual selection theory, men modulate their willingness to engage in risky and violent confrontations in response to cues to fitness variance and future prospects.

Moderators of sex differences in sexual selection theory

2009 ◽  
Vol 32 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 285-286
Author(s):  
Anthony D. Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
The Impact

AbstractArcher recognizes that sexual selection theory is sensitive to the effects of ecologies on sex differences, yet he does not explain the impact of such variation. For example, to what degree are there sex differences in aggression in polygynous and monogamous societies? I demonstrate how differences in mating perceptions affect the traditional dichotomy that males compete for and females choose mates.

scholarly journals Darwin's bawdy: the popular, gendered and radical reception of the Descent of Man in the US, 1871–1910

BJHS Themes ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Hamlin
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Selection ◽  
Selection Theory ◽  
Scientific Establishment ◽  
Scientific Institutions ◽  
The Us ◽  
Sexual Selection Theory ◽  
Descent Of Man

Abstract Most studies of the American reception of Darwin have focused on the Origin. The Descent of Man, however, was even more widely read and discussed, especially by those outside the emerging scientific establishment. This essay maps the varied, popular and radical responses to the Descent and suggests that these unauthorized readers helped shape the formation of American scientific institutions (by encouraging scientists to close ranks), as well as ordinary Americans’ perceptions of gender and sex. I argue that the radical – freethinkers, socialists and feminists – embrace of sexual selection theory provides one explanation for naturalists’ scepticism of the theory.

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