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What is the Evolutionary Psychologist’s perspective on differences between men and women? • • • • Natural Selection and sex Male-Female asymmetry Male parental investment (MPI) Predictions from the theory • Maximizing the genetic legacy • Evolution and teleology (vitalism) • “Environment of Evolutionary Adaptation” (EEA) • Naturalistic fallacy • Trobrianders • Male parental investment (MPI) • Prostitution and pornography • Male fear of “cuckoldry” • The “Madonna-Whore” dichotomy 2 million years time 40,000 years Indispensable 3.0 Physical attractiveness of mate Women 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Unimportant 0 Bulgaria Indispensable 3.0 Nigeria Indonesia Germany USA Financial prospects of mate 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Unimportant Men 0 Bulgaria Nigeria Indonesia Germany USA Minimum acceptable IQ for partner women polled men polled “to date with” “to have sex with” Long-term vs. short-term relationship women polled men polled heart rate “emotional attachment” “sexual infidelity” Nature of partner’s imagined behavior Selected bibliography concerning evolutionary psychology and sex: • Matt Ridley The Red Queen • David Buss The Evolution of Desire • Robert Wright The Moral Animal • Donald Symons The Evolution of Human Sexuality • Martin Daly and Margo Wilson Sex, Evolution, and Behavior