The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology: Volume 3, Female Sexual Adaptations

This comprehensive handbook on evolution and sexual psychology features an interdisciplinary team of leading researchers in the field.

Todd K. Shackelford (Edited by)

9781108844291, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 July 2022

540 pages
25 x 17.5 x 3.4 cm, 1.04 kg

The interface of sexual behavior and evolutionary psychology is a rapidly growing domain, rich in psychological theories and data as well as controversies and applications. With nearly eighty chapters by leading researchers from around the world, and combining theoretical and empirical perspectives, The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Sexual Psychology is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference work in the field. Providing a broad yet in-depth overview of the various evolutionary principles that influence all types of sexual behaviors, the handbook takes an inclusive approach that draws on a number of disciplines and covers nonhuman and human psychology. It is an essential resource for both established researchers and students in psychology, biology, anthropology, medicine, and criminology, among other fields. Volume 3: Female Sexual Adaptations addresses theory and research focused on sexual adaptations in human females.

Part I. Pre-copulatory Adaptations: 1. Women's preferences: Pre-copulatory adaptations Donald Sacco, Mitchell Brown, Kaitlyn Boykin, Alicia L. Macchione, Kelsey Drea, and Mary M. Medlin
2. Female sexual attraction tactics Trond Viggo Grøntvedt, Mons Bendixen, and Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair
3. Extrapair sexual interest Marissa A. Harrison
4. Female intrasexual competition Maryanne L. Fisher
5. Female intersexual selection Steven Arnocky, Adam Davis, and Michael Suszter
6. Evolution of precopulatory defense from rape and coercion in women Domenic Roberto, Rachel James, and Melissa McDonald
7. Mate poaching Jasna Hudek-Knezevic, Igor Kardum, and Nermina Mehic
Part II. Copulatory adaptations: 8. Sexual fantasies Rui Miguel Costa
9. Copulatory thrusting Olivia Le Moëne
10. Female provision of oral sex James B. Moran, Catherine A. Salmon, and Rebecca L. Burch
11. The adaptive value of women's orgasm Lisa L. M. Welling, Virginia E. Mitchell, Jenna Lunge, and Alex C. Orille
12. Copulatory urgency: An evolutionary perspective of women's sexual desire Courtney L. Crosby
Part III. Post-copulatory adaptations: 13. Mate retention Jitka Lindová
14. Shifts in partner attractiveness Juliana E. French, Sierra D. Peters, Olivia W. Breedin, Emma E. Altgelt, and Andrea L. Meltzer
15. Emotional commitment Marissa A. Harrison
16. Female Sexual Jealousy Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Andrea Lorena da Costa Stravogiannis, Ana Maria Fernandez, and Tamsin Saxton
17. On attachment and evolution: Recounting the story of, and stories in, attachment theory William Dunlop and Majse Lind
18. Maternal filicide Vibeke Ottesen
Index.

Subject Areas: Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology [JMM], Psychology of gender [JMG], Physical anthropology [JHMP]