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The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction

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Authors:
  1. Menelaos Apostolou

    1. Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

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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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Same-Sex Attraction: What Needs to Be Explained?

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      Pages 3-24

    3. The Genetic Basis of Same-Sex Attraction

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      Pages 25-37

    4. Environmental Factors Predicting Same-Sex Attraction

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      Pages 39-53

    5. Evolutionary Theories on Same-Sex Attraction

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      Pages 55-67

  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. The Weak Negative Selection Pressures Hypothesis

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      Pages 111-125

    3. The Weak Negative Selection Pressures Hypothesis: Regulation of Mating, Male-Male Competition and Social Consequences

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      Pages 127-142

    4. The Weak Negative Selection Pressures Hypothesis: Male-Tolerance, Forced Sex Mating Strategy and Desire to Have Children

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      Pages 143-157

    5. Weak Negative Selection Pressures on Same-Sex Attraction Across Time

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      Pages 159-176

    6. The Male Choice Hypothesis

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      Pages 177-198

    7. The Male Choice Hypothesis: Addressing the Criticisms

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      Pages 199-211

    8. Positive Selection on Male Same-Sex Attraction

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      Pages 213-229

    9. The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction in Men and Women: The Weak Negative and Positive Selection Pressures Hypothesis

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      Pages 231-243

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 247-250
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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.

 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Menelaos Apostolou

About the author

Dr Menelaos Apostolou is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. He was born in Athens, Greece and he completed his post-graduate and graduate studies in the United Kingdom. He has published several peer-reviewed papers, books and chapters in books in the area of evolutionary psychology.

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