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SEX By: Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph Introduction • Explaining, Predicting, and Controlling Sex – Judeo-Christian – Western Liberal – Social Science • Tabula Rasa • Behaviorism • Teaching and Learning (guns and dolls) – Sociobiology From Sociobiology to Evolutionary Psychology • Early Pioneers • Sociobiology – Edward O. Wilson, Human Nature – Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene • Evolutionary Psychology – Tooby and Wilson, Homicide Game Theory • Population Dynamics • Universality • Evolutionarily Stable Strategies (ESS) – Unconditional Strategies • Doves • Hawks – Conditional Strategies • Bullies • Retaliators Evolutionary Psychology • Underlying Assumptions – Natural Selection and Sexual Selection – Mind is produced by the brain – The human brain has been profoundly shaped by social relationships. Esp. sex (male and female preferences) – The brain has adapted to reproductive problems that human beings faced in the Pleistocene era. – The “Modular Theory of the Brain.” • The brain as a “Swiss Army Knife” – Sexual Dimorphism: The brains and bodies of males and females evolved under different environmental conditions • Mothers and Gatherers • Warriors and Hunters – Time Lags: Because cultural evolution takes place at a much faster pace, the human brain may be maladapted to deal with our current environment (political, social, technological, biological). Issues • • • • Comparative mating: Animals v. Humans Cultural Influence Variability of male and female bodies and behavior (male-female continuum) Self Interest and Cooperation: altruism, kin altruism, reciprocal altruism – How do two different kinds of human brains cooperate long enough to produce offspring? • Bearing of Offspring – – – • – Caring of Offspring Reproductive Strategies • • • Concealed Estrus Dating Practices Body Signals R strategy K strategy Puzzles – Marital Arrangement • • • • • • – – – – Male and Female Orgasms Homosexuality Menopause Relationship Violence • • – Monogamy Polygamy Polyandry Serial Monogamy (7 year itch?) Sex for fun Sex outside of marriage jealousy retribution Infanticide Males Females How Malleable are Sex Roles? • Change the Environment – Teaching and Learning • Change the Body – Sex Change Operations – Hormone Therapy
