The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction

By Menelaos Apostolou

Book Overview

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 historyAssessing the weak selection pressures hypothesis of attractionAssessing the male choice hypothesis of attractionEvolution 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030539245
• ISBN13: 9783030539245
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"