Sexual selection under parental choice the evolution of human mating behavior / [electronic resource] :
Menelaos Apostolou.
- Hove, East Sussex : Psychology Press, 2014.
- 1 online resource (xi, 175 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Parent-offspring conflict over mating : the evolutionary roots of Romeo and Juliet's story -- 2. Parent-offspring conflict over mating : the road has more turns -- 3. Sexual selection under parental choice : evolution beyond the peacock's tail -- 4. From the present to the past : the patterns of mating during the period of human evolution -- 5. Parental control over mating through social institutions -- 6. Social structures and parental control over mating -- 7. The art of manipulation : parental influence over mate choice in postindustrial societies -- 8. What do parents want? In-law preferences across cultures -- 9. Choose and be chosen -- 10. Mate choice without parents.
9780203741658 (ebook : PDF)
Evolutionary psychology. Mate selection--Psychological aspects. Parent and child. Sex (Psychology)